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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 2019?

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On May 8, 2019, the Sun was in Taurus (17°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Uranus in Taurus. Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 2019. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°29' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 2019
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°37'18" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon1°38'52" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury3°13'56" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus21°36'49" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars25°03'31" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter23°10'44" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn20°27'35" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus3°24'52" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune18°12'39" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto23°06'20" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node20°49'13" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on May 8, 2019

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini
Mercury conjunct UranusSudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.

Born on May 8, 2019?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Mercury and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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