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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1991?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1991, the Sun was in Taurus (27°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°28' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°03'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1991	May 21, 1991 into Gemini
Moon	26°42'35" Cancer	Direct	May 16, 1991	May 18, 1991 into Leo
Mercury	1°52'18" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1991	Jun 5, 1991 into Gemini
Venus	10°27'04" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1991	Jun 6, 1991 into Leo
Mars	25°20'13" Cancer	Direct	Apr 3, 1991	May 26, 1991 into Leo
Jupiter	7°01'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	6°50'27" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	13°26'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°32'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	18°45'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°50'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 18, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 17:29 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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