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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1938?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1938, the Sun was in Gemini (9°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°49' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°22'07" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1938	Jun 22, 1938 into Cancer
Moon	6°20'45" Cancer	Direct	May 31, 1938	Jun 2, 1938 into Leo
Mercury	17°24'11" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1938	Jun 8, 1938 into Gemini
Venus	8°14'35" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1938	Jun 18, 1938 into Leo
Mars	25°37'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 1938	Jun 7, 1938 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°32'45" Pisces	Direct	May 14, 1938	Jul 30, 1938 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°07'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	15°11'56" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°21'43" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°21'59" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	26°14'25" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on May 31, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 01:52 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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