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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1905?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1905, the Sun was in Taurus (21°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Venus, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°00' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°04'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1905	May 21, 1905 into Gemini
Moon	23°51'15" Leo	Direct	May 10, 1905	May 12, 1905 into Virgo
Mercury	28°16'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 28, 1905	May 15, 1905 into Taurus
Venus	29°03'11" Aries	Retrograde	May 9, 1905	May 28, 1905 into Taurus
Mars	16°12'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°03'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1905	Jul 21, 1905 into Gemini
Saturn	2°03'28" Pisces	Direct	Apr 13, 1905	Aug 17, 1905 into Aquarius
Uranus	3°46'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	6°13'08" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°29'33" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	5°29'57" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on May 12, 1905

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 06:46 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	20°52' Leo
May 12, 22:39 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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