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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 2005?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 2005, the Sun was in Taurus (17°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°07' Taurus at midnight UTC to 26°01' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°59'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2005	May 20, 2005 into Gemini
Moon	19°36'20" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 2005	May 9, 2005 into Gemini
Mercury	24°03'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 2005	May 12, 2005 into Taurus
Venus	27°56'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 2005	May 10, 2005 into Gemini
Mars	5°20'35" Pisces	Direct	May 1, 2005	Jun 12, 2005 into Aries
Jupiter	10°04'13" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°21'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	10°12'08" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°34'16" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°03'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°34'22" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 8, 2005

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 01:32 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
May 8, 08:46 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	17°51' Taurus
May 8, 12:01 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine

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