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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1934?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1934, the Sun was in Taurus (24°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°55'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1934	May 21, 1934 into Gemini
Moon	28°51'11" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 1934	May 16, 1934 into Cancer
Mercury	28°56'15" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1934	May 16, 1934 into Gemini
Venus	11°01'52" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1934	Jun 2, 1934 into Taurus
Mars	17°37'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1934	Jun 2, 1934 into Gemini
Jupiter	14°12'14" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°44'43" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	28°58'04" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°36'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°51'44" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°24'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 16, 1934

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 14:17 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 16, 23:42 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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