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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1993?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1993, the Sun was in Taurus (27°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up. Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°14' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°19' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°33'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1993	May 21, 1993 into Gemini
Moon	22°16'03" Aries	Direct	May 16, 1993	May 19, 1993 into Taurus
Mercury	0°27'56" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1993	Jun 2, 1993 into Cancer
Venus	14°16'58" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	10°15'36" Leo	Direct	Apr 27, 1993	Jun 23, 1993 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°02'00" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	29°54'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	21°59'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	20°58'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	24°02'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°08'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 18, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 05:45 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.
May 18, 06:53 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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Uranus and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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