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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 2014?

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On May 16, 2014, the Sun was in Taurus (25°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mars, Saturn 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, 2014. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°45' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 25°04' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 2014
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°32'49" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon17°53'47" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury15°36'57" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Venus15°23'30" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars9°06'27" LibraStationing direct into Scorpio
Jupiter17°29'35" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn19°35'19" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus14°50'00" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune7°26'22" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto13°20'24" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node27°05'25" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on May 16, 2014

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 16, 2014?

Venus and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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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