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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 2023?

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On May 2, 2023, the Sun was in Taurus (11°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury 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 2, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°49' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°18' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°50'14" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon3°02'23" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury10°59'28" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Venus24°21'02" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars19°49'22" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter26°41'10" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn5°30'40" PiscesDirect into Aries
Uranus18°30'45" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune26°46'40" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto0°21'49" AquariusStationing direct into Capricorn
North Node3°46'21" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on May 2, 2023

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on May 2, 2023?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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