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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 2030?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 2030, the Sun is in Taurus (12°08' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 2030. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°03' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 2030
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°08'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2030	May 20, 2030 into Gemini
Moon	11°08'23" Taurus	Direct	May 1, 2030	May 4, 2030 into Gemini
Mercury	28°10'29" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 28, 2030	May 15, 2030 into Taurus
Venus	0°15'22" Aries	Direct	May 2, 2030	May 28, 2030 into Taurus
Mars	17°51'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 8, 2030	May 19, 2030 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°08'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 24, 2029	Oct 22, 2030 into Sagittarius
Saturn	26°11'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 2028	Jun 1, 2030 into Gemini
Uranus	16°30'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	11°58'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	12°02'06" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	18°22'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 24, 2029	Apr 14, 2031 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 2, 2030

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 06:37 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 2, 09:23 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
May 2, 14:12 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	12°14' Taurus

Born on May 2, 2030?

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