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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 2008?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 2008, the Sun was in Gemini (10°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°28' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°01' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°24'03" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2008	Jun 20, 2008 into Cancer
Moon	23°42'15" Aries	Direct	May 29, 2008	May 31, 2008 into Taurus
Mercury	20°41'31" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 2008	Jul 10, 2008 into Cancer
Venus	8°02'47" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2008	Jun 18, 2008 into Cancer
Mars	11°54'49" Leo	Direct	May 9, 2008	Jul 1, 2008 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°37'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°22'43" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°22'27" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°15'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°20'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°19'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 31, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 22:18 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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