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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 2015?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 2015, the Sun was in Taurus (29°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°11' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°10'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2015	May 21, 2015 into Gemini
Moon	28°55'41" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 2015	May 20, 2015 into Cancer
Mercury	13°04'11" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 1, 2015	Jul 8, 2015 into Cancer
Venus	13°35'16" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 2015	Jun 5, 2015 into Leo
Mars	5°54'18" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 2015	Jun 24, 2015 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°09'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2014	Aug 11, 2015 into Virgo
Saturn	1°49'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 23, 2014	Jun 15, 2015 into Scorpio
Uranus	18°48'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°40'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°16'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°33'01" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 20, 2015

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 13:55 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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