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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1938?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1938, the Sun was in Taurus (15°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°08' Leo at midnight UTC to 17°10' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°17'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1938	May 21, 1938 into Gemini
Moon	10°11'48" Leo	Direct	May 5, 1938	May 7, 1938 into Virgo
Mercury	25°13'56" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Apr 23, 1938	May 16, 1938 into Taurus
Venus	7°57'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1938	May 24, 1938 into Cancer
Mars	8°44'45" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 1938	Jun 7, 1938 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°02'30" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	12°34'38" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°47'19" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°30'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°59'09" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	27°33'51" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on May 6, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 21:24 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	15°41' Leo

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