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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 2012?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 2012, the Sun was in Gemini (0°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Saturn 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 21, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°26' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°17' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°49'55" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2012	Jun 20, 2012 into Cancer
Moon	6°21'50" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2012	May 23, 2012 into Cancer
Mercury	23°39'05" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 2012	May 24, 2012 into Gemini
Venus	23°17'59" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	10°49'14" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	25°03'33" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	23°43'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°27'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°06'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°09'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°28'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 21, 2012

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

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

Born on May 21, 2012?

Mercury and Jupiter 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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