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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1909?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1909, the Sun was in Taurus (21°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°53' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°47' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°05'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1909	May 21, 1909 into Gemini
Moon	15°48'46" Aquarius	Direct	May 11, 1909	May 13, 1909 into Pisces
Mercury	11°07'16" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1909	Jul 13, 1909 into Cancer
Venus	24°44'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1909	May 16, 1909 into Gemini
Mars	21°27'48" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 9, 1909	May 25, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°42'34" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	17°47'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	20°57'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°54'57" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°31'40" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°08'01" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 12, 1909

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 08:43 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 12, 21:45 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	21°29' Aquarius

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