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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1939?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1939, the Sun was in Gemini (1°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°38' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°27'54" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1939	Jun 22, 1939 into Cancer
Moon	28°28'12" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1939	May 23, 1939 into Leo
Mercury	15°00'15" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1939	May 31, 1939 into Gemini
Venus	3°30'16" Taurus	Direct	May 20, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Gemini
Mars	29°31'58" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	2°13'11" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	26°04'14" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	18°38'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°34'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°34'11" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	7°20'09" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on May 23, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 14:33 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 23, 14:58 UTC	Mars opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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