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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 2002?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 2002, the Sun was in Taurus (21°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 28°23' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°35'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2002	May 21, 2002 into Gemini
Moon	22°10'48" Taurus	Direct	May 10, 2002	May 13, 2002 into Gemini
Mercury	9°32'27" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 2002	Jul 7, 2002 into Cancer
Venus	20°18'20" Gemini	Direct	Apr 25, 2002	May 20, 2002 into Cancer
Mars	19°24'17" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 2002	May 28, 2002 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°52'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	14°53'06" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	28°38'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°59'04" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	16°56'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°23'54" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 12, 2002

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 10:45 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	21°32' Taurus

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