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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 2003?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 2003, the Sun was in Taurus (10°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°42' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°29' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°42'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2003	May 21, 2003 into Gemini
Moon	10°35'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 2003	May 3, 2003 into Gemini
Mercury	19°29'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 5, 2003	Jun 13, 2003 into Gemini
Venus	11°52'40" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	May 16, 2003 into Taurus
Mars	5°39'31" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	Jun 17, 2003 into Pisces
Jupiter	9°12'21" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	26°04'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	2°16'28" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°07'57" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°33'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	0°39'10" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 1, 2003

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 12:15 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	10°43' Taurus

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