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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 2000?

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On May 5, 2000, the Sun was in Taurus (15°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°04' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°49' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°17'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2000	May 20, 2000 into Gemini
Moon	3°26'56" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 2000	May 7, 2000 into Cancer
Mercury	10°58'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 2000	May 14, 2000 into Gemini
Venus	5°23'44" Taurus	Direct	May 1, 2000	May 25, 2000 into Gemini
Mars	1°11'24" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 2000	Jun 16, 2000 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°14'26" Taurus	Direct	Feb 14, 2000	Jun 30, 2000 into Gemini
Saturn	19°45'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	20°39'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°34'24" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°14'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°25'31" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 5, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 06:23 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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