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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 2005?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 2005, the Sun was in Taurus (25°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°08' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°42'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2005	May 20, 2005 into Gemini
Moon	27°07'02" Leo	Direct	May 14, 2005	May 16, 2005 into Virgo
Mercury	6°51'30" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 2005	May 28, 2005 into Gemini
Venus	7°46'23" Gemini	Direct	May 10, 2005	Jun 3, 2005 into Cancer
Mars	11°06'51" Pisces	Direct	May 1, 2005	Jun 12, 2005 into Aries
Jupiter	9°30'54" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°01'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	10°24'49" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°36'15" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	23°53'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°08'57" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 16, 2005

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 08:57 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	25°35' Leo
May 16, 17:46 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on May 16, 2005?

Mars and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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