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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1935?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1935, the Sun was in Taurus (15°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°25' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°01'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1935	May 22, 1935 into Gemini
Moon	0°05'20" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1935	May 8, 1935 into Leo
Mercury	25°30'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 24, 1935	May 8, 1935 into Gemini
Venus	23°44'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1935	May 11, 1935 into Cancer
Mars	6°54'29" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 11, 1934	Jul 29, 1935 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°52'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°31'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	2°13'38" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	11°52'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°00'39" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°36'06" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 6, 1935

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 11:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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