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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1935?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1935, the Sun was in Taurus (28°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°50' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°31' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°32'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1935	May 22, 1935 into Gemini
Moon	24°39'35" Sagittarius	Direct	May 18, 1935	May 20, 1935 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°57'43" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1935	May 29, 1935 into Cancer
Venus	9°47'02" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1935	Jun 7, 1935 into Leo
Mars	6°05'43" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Dec 11, 1934	Jul 29, 1935 into Scorpio
Jupiter	17°06'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°23'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	2°59'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	11°47'57" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°12'43" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°51'37" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 20, 1935

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 03:06 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
May 20, 21:20 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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