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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1935?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1935, the Sun was in Taurus (24°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°18' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°02' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°41'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1935	May 22, 1935 into Gemini
Moon	1°38'32" Scorpio	Direct	May 16, 1935	May 18, 1935 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°01'16" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1935	May 29, 1935 into Cancer
Venus	5°14'41" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1935	Jun 7, 1935 into Leo
Mars	6°03'54" Libra	Stationing direct	Dec 11, 1934	Jul 29, 1935 into Scorpio
Jupiter	17°36'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°10'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	2°46'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	11°48'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°08'51" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°04'19" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 16, 1935

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 08:54 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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