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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1936?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1936, the Sun was in Gemini (9°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 22°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°50'06" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1936	Jun 21, 1936 into Cancer
Moon	17°00'06" Libra	Direct	May 30, 1936	Jun 1, 1936 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°52'35" Gemini	Retrograde	May 1, 1936	Jul 8, 1936 into Cancer
Venus	1°57'37" Gemini	Direct	May 29, 1936	Jun 23, 1936 into Cancer
Mars	12°39'31" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1936	Jun 25, 1936 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°50'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°37'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	7°27'33" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	13°59'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°43'47" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°53'48" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 31, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 12:39 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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