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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 2012?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 2012, the Sun was in Taurus (29°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°38' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°26' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°52'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2012	May 20, 2012 into Gemini
Moon	24°32'41" Taurus	Direct	May 18, 2012	May 20, 2012 into Gemini
Mercury	21°33'22" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 2012	May 24, 2012 into Gemini
Venus	23°30'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	10°28'52" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	24°49'22" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	23°46'50" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°24'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°05'32" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°10'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°32'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 20, 2012

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 15:15 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 20, 23:05 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 20, 23:52 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini	0°20' Gemini

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