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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 2010?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 2010, the Sun was in Taurus (18°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°16' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°45'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2010	May 21, 2010 into Gemini
Moon	25°10'38" Pisces	Direct	May 7, 2010	May 9, 2010 into Aries
Mercury	2°53'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 2010	Jun 10, 2010 into Gemini
Venus	17°19'08" Gemini	Direct	Apr 25, 2010	May 20, 2010 into Cancer
Mars	16°05'36" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°26'35" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	28°12'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 7, 2010	Jul 21, 2010 into Libra
Uranus	29°19'56" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	28°34'21" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°09'29" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	14°49'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 9, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 21:29 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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