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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 2000?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 2000, the Sun was in Taurus (18°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

The Sun met Jupiter in Taurus. Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math. Mercury met Jupiter in Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°12' Cancer at midnight UTC to 24°37' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°11'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2000	May 20, 2000 into Gemini
Moon	17°27'06" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 2000	May 9, 2000 into Leo
Mercury	17°24'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 2000	May 14, 2000 into Gemini
Venus	9°05'15" Taurus	Direct	May 1, 2000	May 25, 2000 into Gemini
Mars	3°17'22" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 2000	Jun 16, 2000 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°57'18" Taurus	Direct	Feb 14, 2000	Jun 30, 2000 into Gemini
Saturn	20°08'29" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	20°42'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°34'33" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°10'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°15'59" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 8, 2000

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 04:08 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.
May 8, 18:53 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on May 8, 2000?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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