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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1942?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1942, the Sun was in Taurus (28°49' 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 20, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°21' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°19' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°49'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 21, 1942 into Gemini
Moon	26°19'50" Cancer	Direct	May 18, 1942	May 20, 1942 into Leo
Mercury	20°49'07" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1942	Jul 12, 1942 into Cancer
Venus	15°51'26" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1942	Jun 2, 1942 into Taurus
Mars	14°49'13" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1942	Jun 14, 1942 into Leo
Jupiter	25°20'36" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	1°30'13" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	0°18'41" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	27°11'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°42'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°27'26" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 20, 1942

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 19:21 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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