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Where Were the Planets on May 11, 1944?

Quick Answer

On May 11, 1944, the Sun was in Taurus (20°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 11, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 11, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°39'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1944	May 21, 1944 into Gemini
Moon	29°41'31" Sagittarius	Direct	May 9, 1944	May 11, 1944 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°28'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1944	Jun 11, 1944 into Gemini
Venus	8°04'43" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1944	May 29, 1944 into Gemini
Mars	23°40'30" Cancer	Direct	Mar 28, 1944	May 22, 1944 into Leo
Jupiter	18°14'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	25°01'11" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	7°49'28" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°43'38" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	6°31'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°13'28" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 11, 1944

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 11, 02:43 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
May 11, 12:32 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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