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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1999?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1999, the Sun was in Taurus (17°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Gemini into Cancer. Venus trined Mars while Mars was retrograde. Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things. Mercury opposed Mars while Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°27' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 21°09' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°27'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1999	May 21, 1999 into Gemini
Moon	14°46'24" Aquarius	Direct	May 7, 1999	May 9, 1999 into Pisces
Mercury	29°18'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1999	May 8, 1999 into Taurus
Venus	29°47'29" Gemini	Direct	Apr 12, 1999	May 8, 1999 into Cancer
Mars	29°07'21" Libra	Retrograde	May 5, 1999	Jul 5, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°54'20" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1999	Jun 28, 1999 into Taurus
Saturn	8°09'36" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	16°42'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°22'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	9°43'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°38'51" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 8, 1999

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 00:54 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.
May 8, 09:52 UTC	Mercury opposite Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.
May 8, 16:29 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 8, 17:29 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	17°41' Aquarius
May 8, 21:23 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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