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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1946?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1946, the Sun was in Taurus (25°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°13' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°00'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1946	May 21, 1946 into Gemini
Moon	29°07'53" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1946	May 16, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°35'22" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 1946	May 27, 1946 into Gemini
Venus	20°44'45" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1946	May 24, 1946 into Cancer
Mars	11°14'13" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°42'30" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°44'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	16°11'40" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°06'07" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°33'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°18'13" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 16, 1946

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 02:53 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	24°38' Scorpio
May 16, 13:45 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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