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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 2012?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 2012, the Sun was in Gemini (9°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% 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 30, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°49' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°28'34" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2012	Jun 20, 2012 into Cancer
Moon	0°43'38" Libra	Direct	May 30, 2012	Jun 1, 2012 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°13'25" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2012	Jun 7, 2012 into Cancer
Venus	19°40'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	14°08'34" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	27°10'32" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	23°18'14" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°46'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°08'54" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	8°59'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°00'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 30, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 10:45 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on May 30, 2012?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

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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