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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1996?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 1996, the Sun was in Gemini (9°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 30, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°50' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°41' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°20'50" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1996	Jun 21, 1996 into Cancer
Moon	7°42'55" Scorpio	Direct	May 29, 1996	Jun 1, 1996 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°55'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 8, 1996	Jun 13, 1996 into Gemini
Venus	26°11'51" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	20°32'07" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1996	Jun 12, 1996 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°37'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°25'38" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°23'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°30'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°31'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°28'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 30, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 30, 1996?

Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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