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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1999?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1999, the Sun was in Gemini (9°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 28°56' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°36'23" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1999	Jun 21, 1999 into Cancer
Moon	22°59'05" Sagittarius	Direct	May 29, 1999	Jun 1, 1999 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°37'24" Gemini	Direct	May 23, 1999	Jun 7, 1999 into Cancer
Venus	24°32'46" Cancer	Direct	May 8, 1999	Jun 5, 1999 into Leo
Mars	24°32'32" Libra	Stationing direct	May 5, 1999	Jul 5, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	24°53'26" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1999	Jun 28, 1999 into Taurus
Saturn	10°59'20" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	16°45'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°12'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	9°07'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°25'46" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 31, 1999

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 00:06 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
May 31, 11:55 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square
May 31, 13:27 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 31, 22:04 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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