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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1945?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1945, the Sun was in Taurus (25°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°06' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°16' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°14'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1945	May 21, 1945 into Gemini
Moon	26°44'58" Cancer	Direct	May 14, 1945	May 16, 1945 into Leo
Mercury	29°49'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1945	May 16, 1945 into Taurus
Venus	18°53'19" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1945	Jun 4, 1945 into Taurus
Mars	10°27'11" Aries	Direct	May 2, 1945	Jun 11, 1945 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°31'46" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	8°05'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°08'17" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°52'33" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°03'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°37'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 16, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 15:21 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 16, 17:56 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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