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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1938?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1938, the Sun was in Taurus (14°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (34% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°19'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1938	May 21, 1938 into Gemini
Moon	26°01'15" Cancer	Direct	May 3, 1938	May 5, 1938 into Leo
Mercury	25°10'45" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Apr 23, 1938	May 16, 1938 into Taurus
Venus	6°44'22" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1938	May 24, 1938 into Cancer
Mars	8°03'44" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 1938	Jun 7, 1938 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°54'31" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	12°27'53" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°43'51" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°31'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°58'31" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	27°37'01" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on May 5, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 18:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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