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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 2003?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 2003, the Sun was in Taurus (24°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% 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 15, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°25' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°35' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°15'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2003	May 21, 2003 into Gemini
Moon	15°00'45" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 2003	May 16, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°58'40" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 5, 2003	Jun 13, 2003 into Gemini
Venus	28°50'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	May 16, 2003 into Taurus
Mars	13°40'59" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	Jun 17, 2003 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°35'19" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	27°37'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	2°36'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°11'24" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°15'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°54'41" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on May 15, 2003

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on May 15, 2003?

Mars and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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