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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 2001?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 2001, the Sun was in Taurus (25°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°25' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°40'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	May 20, 2001 into Gemini
Moon	7°26'06" Pisces	Direct	May 15, 2001	May 18, 2001 into Aries
Mercury	16°54'53" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 2001	Jul 12, 2001 into Cancer
Venus	12°17'30" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	28°54'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	16°52'46" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	3°11'47" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°45'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°46'20" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°25'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°30'53" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 16, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 11:14 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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