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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1993?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1993, the Sun was in Taurus (13°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. Venus opposed Jupiter. Mercury moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°10' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°58' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°03'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1993	May 21, 1993 into Gemini
Moon	6°34'44" Libra	Direct	May 3, 1993	May 5, 1993 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°12'51" Aries	Direct	Apr 15, 1993	May 3, 1993 into Taurus
Venus	5°53'42" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	2°39'44" Leo	Direct	Apr 27, 1993	Jun 23, 1993 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°57'47" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	29°11'01" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	22°10'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	21°07'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	24°27'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°56'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 3, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 01:19 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 3, 11:36 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
May 3, 15:33 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.
May 3, 21:54 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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Uranus and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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