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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1999?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1999, the Sun was in Taurus (11°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mars 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 2, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°14' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°06' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°38'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1999	May 21, 1999 into Gemini
Moon	2°10'33" Sagittarius	Direct	May 2, 1999	May 4, 1999 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°18'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1999	May 8, 1999 into Taurus
Venus	23°02'34" Gemini	Direct	Apr 12, 1999	May 8, 1999 into Cancer
Mars	1°12'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 26, 1999	May 5, 1999 into Libra
Jupiter	18°31'40" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1999	Jun 28, 1999 into Taurus
Saturn	7°23'47" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	16°38'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°21'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	9°52'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°57'55" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 2, 1999

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 07:36 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on May 2, 1999?

Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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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