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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 1936?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 1936, the Sun was in Gemini (1°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°11'51" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1936	Jun 21, 1936 into Cancer
Moon	23°22'00" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1936	May 22, 1936 into Cancer
Mercury	13°46'56" Gemini	Retrograde	May 1, 1936	Jul 8, 1936 into Cancer
Venus	20°55'07" Taurus	Direct	May 5, 1936	May 29, 1936 into Gemini
Mars	6°24'06" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1936	Jun 25, 1936 into Cancer
Jupiter	21°53'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°05'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	6°59'21" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	13°59'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°33'39" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°22'23" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 22, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 15:26 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
May 22, 23:19 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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