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Where Were the Planets on May 28, 2012?

Quick Answer

On May 28, 2012, the Sun was in Gemini (7°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 28, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°38' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°58' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 28, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°33'29" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2012	Jun 20, 2012 into Cancer
Moon	3°16'07" Virgo	Direct	May 28, 2012	May 30, 2012 into Libra
Mercury	8°50'00" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2012	Jun 7, 2012 into Cancer
Venus	20°43'13" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	13°21'55" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	26°42'27" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	23°23'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°42'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°08'30" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°01'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°06'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 28, 2012

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 28, 06:06 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 28, 16:02 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
May 28, 20:16 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	7°53' Virgo

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