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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 2000?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 2000, the Sun was in Taurus (27°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°47' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°50'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2000	May 20, 2000 into Gemini
Moon	29°55'17" Scorpio	Direct	May 16, 2000	May 18, 2000 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°51'58" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 2000	May 30, 2000 into Cancer
Venus	21°23'03" Taurus	Direct	May 1, 2000	May 25, 2000 into Gemini
Mars	10°14'14" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 2000	Jun 16, 2000 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°19'47" Taurus	Direct	Feb 14, 2000	Jun 30, 2000 into Gemini
Saturn	21°25'41" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	20°48'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°32'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	11°55'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°44'13" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 18, 2000

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 00:34 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
May 18, 07:35 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	27°40' Scorpio
May 18, 12:09 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 18, 12:57 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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