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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1934?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1934, the Sun was in Taurus (29°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°13' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°13' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°44'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1934	May 21, 1934 into Gemini
Moon	28°12'08" Leo	Direct	May 19, 1934	May 21, 1934 into Virgo
Mercury	9°38'43" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1934	Jun 1, 1934 into Cancer
Venus	16°34'27" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1934	Jun 2, 1934 into Taurus
Mars	21°14'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1934	Jun 2, 1934 into Gemini
Jupiter	13°52'26" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°54'48" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	29°13'41" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°35'58" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°56'44" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°08'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 21, 1934

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 11:28 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
May 21, 15:20 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	29°52' Leo
May 21, 15:35 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 21, 18:34 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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