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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 1990?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 1990, the Sun was in Taurus (18°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°14' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 21°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°36'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 21, 1990 into Gemini
Moon	15°11'16" Scorpio	Direct	May 8, 1990	May 10, 1990 into Sagittarius
Mercury	9°58'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1990	Jun 12, 1990 into Gemini
Venus	6°00'20" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1990	May 30, 1990 into Taurus
Mars	13°52'18" Pisces	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 31, 1990 into Aries
Jupiter	8°25'48" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	25°19'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°19'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°25'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°20'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°39'13" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 9, 1990

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 19:31 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	18°54' Scorpio

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