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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 2001?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 2001, the Sun was in Taurus (19°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 10, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°53' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°53'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	May 20, 2001 into Gemini
Moon	25°13'04" Sagittarius	Direct	May 8, 2001	May 10, 2001 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°46'45" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 2001	Jul 12, 2001 into Cancer
Venus	8°18'19" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	29°02'31" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°32'53" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	2°25'37" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°41'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°46'49" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°34'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°49'57" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 10, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 21:09 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
May 10, 23:47 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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