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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 2003?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 2003, the Sun was in Taurus (15°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°12' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°29' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°33'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2003	May 21, 2003 into Gemini
Moon	10°19'20" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 2003	May 8, 2003 into Leo
Mercury	16°50'10" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 5, 2003	Jun 13, 2003 into Gemini
Venus	17°55'57" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	May 16, 2003 into Taurus
Mars	8°34'19" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	Jun 17, 2003 into Pisces
Jupiter	9°38'38" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	26°36'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	2°24'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°09'56" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°27'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	0°23'17" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 6, 2003

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 6, 2003?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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