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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 2013?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 2013, the Sun was in Taurus (27°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°02' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°36' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°42'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2013	May 20, 2013 into Gemini
Moon	1°16'59" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 2013	May 20, 2013 into Libra
Mercury	5°40'52" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 2013	May 31, 2013 into Cancer
Venus	10°54'09" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 2013	Jun 3, 2013 into Cancer
Mars	20°40'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2013	May 31, 2013 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°14'19" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	6°44'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°07'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	5°16'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°16'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°18'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on May 18, 2013

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 04:35 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	27°24' Leo
May 18, 07:22 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
May 18, 09:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 18, 16:39 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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