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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1933?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1933, the Sun was in Taurus (21°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°27' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°24' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°17'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1933	May 21, 1933 into Gemini
Moon	27°58'40" Sagittarius	Direct	May 10, 1933	May 12, 1933 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°49'47" Taurus	Direct	May 10, 1933	May 25, 1933 into Gemini
Venus	26°46'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1933	May 15, 1933 into Gemini
Mars	5°45'45" Virgo	Direct	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	13°17'47" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	16°12'17" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	24°57'15" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°24'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°31'43" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°56'24" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 12, 1933

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 15:14 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
May 12, 17:58 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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