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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 1941?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 1941, the Sun was in Taurus (18°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°31' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°27'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1941	May 21, 1941 into Gemini
Moon	23°58'39" Libra	Direct	May 7, 1941	May 9, 1941 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°23'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1941	May 13, 1941 into Gemini
Venus	23°45'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1941	May 14, 1941 into Gemini
Mars	25°27'05" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 2, 1941	May 16, 1941 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°59'00" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	18°04'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°43'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°06'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°09'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°22'04" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 9, 1941

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 01:12 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
May 9, 21:33 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
May 9, 22:25 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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