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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1941?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1941, the Sun was in Taurus (25°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°51' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°09' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°12'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1941	May 21, 1941 into Gemini
Moon	6°34'23" Aquarius	Direct	May 16, 1941	May 18, 1941 into Pisces
Mercury	7°11'34" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1941	May 29, 1941 into Cancer
Venus	2°22'41" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 1941	Jun 7, 1941 into Cancer
Mars	0°11'39" Pisces	Direct	May 16, 1941	Jul 2, 1941 into Aries
Jupiter	27°37'58" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	18°58'51" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°07'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°01'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°14'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°59'50" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 16, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 00:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 16, 05:05 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 16, 07:16 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
May 16, 09:20 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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