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Where Were the Planets on May 13, 1942?

Quick Answer

On May 13, 1942, the Sun was in Taurus (22°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 13, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 13, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°05'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 21, 1942 into Gemini
Moon	2°44'14" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 1942	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Mercury	13°09'14" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1942	Jul 12, 1942 into Cancer
Venus	8°04'58" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1942	Jun 2, 1942 into Taurus
Mars	10°31'42" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1942	Jun 14, 1942 into Leo
Jupiter	23°50'37" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	0°36'00" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	29°54'12" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°16'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°37'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°49'40" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 13, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 13, 06:36 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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