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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1944?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1944, the Sun was in Taurus (24°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°54' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°00' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°30'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1944	May 21, 1944 into Gemini
Moon	24°56'52" Aquarius	Direct	May 13, 1944	May 15, 1944 into Pisces
Mercury	6°46'49" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 3, 1944	Jun 11, 1944 into Gemini
Venus	12°59'18" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1944	May 29, 1944 into Gemini
Mars	25°56'31" Cancer	Direct	Mar 28, 1944	May 22, 1944 into Leo
Jupiter	18°36'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	25°29'09" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°03'11" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°40'01" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	6°33'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°00'46" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 15, 1944

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 11:12 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	24°29' Aquarius
May 15, 20:34 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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