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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1933?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1933, the Sun was in Taurus (25°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°59' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°19' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°08'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1933	May 21, 1933 into Gemini
Moon	24°43'01" Aquarius	Direct	May 14, 1933	May 16, 1933 into Pisces
Mercury	11°15'59" Taurus	Direct	May 10, 1933	May 25, 1933 into Gemini
Venus	1°42'10" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1933	Jun 8, 1933 into Cancer
Mars	6°59'56" Virgo	Direct	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	13°20'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	16°17'13" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	25°09'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°24'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°35'28" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°43'42" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 16, 1933

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 12:50 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	25°11' Aquarius
May 16, 21:33 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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