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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1943?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1943, the Sun was in Taurus (24°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°56' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°01' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°44'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1943	May 21, 1943 into Gemini
Moon	11°26'01" Libra	Direct	May 15, 1943	May 17, 1943 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°00'56" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1943	May 26, 1943 into Taurus
Venus	5°42'19" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1943	Jun 7, 1943 into Leo
Mars	21°52'45" Pisces	Direct	Apr 17, 1943	May 27, 1943 into Aries
Jupiter	21°12'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	13°09'09" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	4°03'08" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°26'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 17, 1943	Aug 2, 1943 into Libra
Pluto	5°05'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°20'27" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 16, 1943

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 05:47 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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