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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 2001?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 2001, the Sun was in Taurus (24°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°28' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°42'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	May 20, 2001 into Gemini
Moon	25°32'22" Aquarius	Direct	May 13, 2001	May 15, 2001 into Pisces
Mercury	15°32'35" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 2001	Jul 12, 2001 into Cancer
Venus	11°34'59" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	28°57'33" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	16°39'22" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	3°04'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°45'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°46'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°26'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°34'03" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 15, 2001

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 10:11 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	24°38' Aquarius
May 15, 13:02 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square
May 15, 21:01 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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