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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1941?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1941, the Sun was in Taurus (21°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°00' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 17°03' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°21'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1941	May 21, 1941 into Gemini
Moon	9°34'07" Sagittarius	Direct	May 11, 1941	May 13, 1941 into Capricorn
Mercury	28°51'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1941	May 13, 1941 into Gemini
Venus	27°27'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1941	May 14, 1941 into Gemini
Mars	27°29'18" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 2, 1941	May 16, 1941 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°41'22" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	18°28'02" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°53'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°03'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°11'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°12'32" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 12, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 13:23 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square

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