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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 2008?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 2008, the Sun was in Taurus (15°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°34' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°21'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2008	May 20, 2008 into Gemini
Moon	15°10'50" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 2008	May 6, 2008 into Gemini
Mercury	4°22'43" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 2008	Jul 10, 2008 into Cancer
Venus	6°04'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 2008	May 24, 2008 into Gemini
Mars	27°41'16" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	22°20'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°41'06" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	21°35'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°08'14" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°52'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°41'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 5, 2008

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 12:18 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	15°22' Taurus

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