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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1932?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1932, the Sun was in Taurus (25°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1932. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°04' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°35' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1932
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°23'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1932	May 21, 1932 into Gemini
Moon	3°17'52" Libra	Direct	May 16, 1932	May 18, 1932 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°43'38" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1932	Jun 2, 1932 into Gemini
Venus	7°25'00" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1932	Jul 13, 1932 into Gemini
Mars	3°02'01" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 1932	Jun 22, 1932 into Gemini
Jupiter	14°43'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	4°45'25" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Feb 24, 1932	Aug 13, 1932 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°21'46" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°11'55" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°20'03" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°03'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 16, 1932

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 06:32 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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