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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1936?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1936, the Sun was in Taurus (25°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°46' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°17' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°25'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1936	May 21, 1936 into Gemini
Moon	25°00'07" Pisces	Direct	May 14, 1936	May 16, 1936 into Aries
Mercury	13°37'08" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1936	Jul 8, 1936 into Cancer
Venus	13°33'22" Taurus	Direct	May 5, 1936	May 29, 1936 into Gemini
Mars	2°11'39" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1936	Jun 25, 1936 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°32'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	20°39'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	6°39'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	14°00'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°27'46" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°41'27" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 16, 1936

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 13:01 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
May 16, 20:13 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 16, 20:50 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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