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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1938?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1938, the Sun was in Taurus (23°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°40' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°42' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°59'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1938	May 21, 1938 into Gemini
Moon	6°42'22" Sagittarius	Direct	May 14, 1938	May 17, 1938 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°03'01" Aries	Direct	Apr 23, 1938	May 16, 1938 into Taurus
Venus	18°54'21" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1938	May 24, 1938 into Cancer
Mars	14°52'01" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 1938	Jun 7, 1938 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°07'50" Pisces	Direct	May 14, 1938	Jul 30, 1938 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°33'24" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°18'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°25'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°05'49" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	27°05'15" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on May 15, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 02:29 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square

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