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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1990?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1990, the Sun was in Taurus (27°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°57' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°19' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°17'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 21, 1990 into Gemini
Moon	5°35'29" Pisces	Direct	May 18, 1990	May 20, 1990 into Aries
Mercury	7°59'34" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 4, 1990	Jun 12, 1990 into Gemini
Venus	16°14'51" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1990	May 30, 1990 into Taurus
Mars	20°33'37" Pisces	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 31, 1990 into Aries
Jupiter	10°06'54" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	25°11'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°06'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°18'23" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°05'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°10'37" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 18, 1990

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 01:53 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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