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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1933?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1933, the Sun was in Taurus (10°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°22' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°26' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°39'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1933	May 21, 1933 into Gemini
Moon	24°23'41" Cancer	Direct	Apr 29, 1933	May 1, 1933 into Leo
Mercury	16°05'41" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1933	May 10, 1933 into Taurus
Venus	13°13'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1933	May 15, 1933 into Gemini
Mars	2°58'36" Virgo	Direct	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	13°24'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	15°50'50" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	24°21'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°28'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°23'09" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°31'21" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 1, 1933

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 07:43 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
May 1, 15:32 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
May 1, 23:06 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on May 1, 1933?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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