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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1996?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1996, the Sun was in Taurus (12°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°27' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°21'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1996	May 20, 1996 into Gemini
Moon	29°35'48" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°33'00" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 8, 1996	Jun 13, 1996 into Gemini
Venus	22°55'34" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	29°48'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°38'56" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°51'27" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°33'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°45'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°16'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°56'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 2, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 12:42 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
May 2, 18:16 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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