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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1930?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1930, the Sun was in Taurus (21°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°38' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 24°46' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°01'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1930	May 21, 1930 into Gemini
Moon	18°14'36" Scorpio	Direct	May 11, 1930	May 13, 1930 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°05'14" Gemini	Retrograde	May 1, 1930	May 17, 1930 into Taurus
Venus	14°36'34" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1930	May 25, 1930 into Cancer
Mars	13°39'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1930	Jun 3, 1930 into Taurus
Jupiter	19°44'28" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°31'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°32'01" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°47'39" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°46'48" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°58'39" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on May 12, 1930

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 07:42 UTC	Mars conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
May 12, 17:29 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	21°14' Scorpio

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