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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1902?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1902, the Sun was in Taurus (20°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1902. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°57' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°13' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1902
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°48'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1902	May 22, 1902 into Gemini
Moon	24°08'31" Cancer	Direct	May 10, 1902	May 12, 1902 into Leo
Mercury	5°50'53" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1902	May 29, 1902 into Cancer
Venus	5°26'47" Aries	Direct	May 7, 1902	Jun 3, 1902 into Taurus
Mars	11°10'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 27, 1902	Jun 7, 1902 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°18'11" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	27°47'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°26'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°42'49" Gemini	Direct	Dec 25, 1901	May 21, 1902 into Cancer
Pluto	17°31'40" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	3°32'12" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on May 12, 1902

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 00:35 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
May 12, 21:54 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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