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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1994?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1994, the Sun was in Taurus (25°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1994. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°09' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°59' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1994
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°23'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1994	May 21, 1994 into Gemini
Moon	0°32'59" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1994	May 18, 1994 into Virgo
Mercury	12°41'11" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1994	May 28, 1994 into Cancer
Venus	24°31'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1994	May 21, 1994 into Cancer
Mars	24°23'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1994	May 23, 1994 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°47'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1993	Dec 9, 1994 into Sagittarius
Saturn	11°15'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	26°14'29" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	23°13'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	26°43'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°55'03" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 21, 1994	Aug 11, 1995 into Libra

Sky Events on May 16, 1994

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 05:01 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile
May 16, 10:58 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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