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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1937?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1937, the Sun was in Gemini (1°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°17' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 18°06' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°55'26" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1937	Jun 21, 1937 into Cancer
Moon	12°12'16" Scorpio	Direct	May 22, 1937	May 25, 1937 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°18'37" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 7, 1937	Jun 13, 1937 into Gemini
Venus	22°59'07" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1937	Jun 4, 1937 into Taurus
Mars	27°01'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1937	Aug 8, 1937 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°13'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°44'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	10°53'33" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°10'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°53'28" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°59'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 23, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 21:04 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine

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