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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 2001?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 2001, the Sun was in Taurus (29°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°34' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°32' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°31'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	May 20, 2001 into Gemini
Moon	27°01'23" Aries	Direct	May 18, 2001	May 20, 2001 into Taurus
Mercury	21°46'02" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 2001	Jul 12, 2001 into Cancer
Venus	15°16'50" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	28°33'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°46'40" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	3°42'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°48'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°45'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°19'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°18'10" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 20, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 17:29 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 20, 23:44 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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