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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1920?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1920, the Sun was in Taurus (21°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°43' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°34' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°26'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1920	May 21, 1920 into Gemini
Moon	6°06'04" Pisces	Direct	May 12, 1920	May 14, 1920 into Aries
Mercury	6°23'26" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1920	May 24, 1920 into Gemini
Venus	7°18'42" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1920	May 31, 1920 into Gemini
Mars	23°46'34" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 23, 1920	Jul 10, 1920 into Scorpio
Jupiter	10°17'38" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	4°50'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	5°20'36" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	8°53'36" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°11'50" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°21'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on May 12, 1920

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 00:31 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 12, 09:30 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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