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Where Were the Planets on May 11, 2016?

Quick Answer

On May 11, 2016, the Sun was in Taurus (21°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Mercury, 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 11, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°53' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°21' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 11, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°13'16" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon24°41'18" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury18°16'52" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Venus14°07'46" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars5°20'23" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Jupiter13°15'47" VirgoStationing retrograde into Libra
Saturn14°43'50" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus22°12'07" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune11°44'36" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto17°21'17" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node18°38'45" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on May 11, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on May 11, 2016?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over.

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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