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Where Were the Planets on May 13, 2012?

Quick Answer

On May 13, 2012, the Sun was in Taurus (23°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Jupiter in Taurus. Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math. Mercury trined Mars.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 13, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°44' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°29' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 13, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°07'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2012	May 20, 2012 into Gemini
Moon	0°09'43" Pisces	Direct	May 13, 2012	May 15, 2012 into Aries
Mercury	7°42'15" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 2012	May 24, 2012 into Gemini
Venus	23°54'20" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	8°17'32" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	23°09'53" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	24°11'17" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°07'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°01'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°17'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°54'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 13, 2012

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 13, 11:41 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 13, 13:23 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.
May 13, 20:54 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Born on May 13, 2012?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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