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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 2022?

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On May 18, 2022, the Sun was in Taurus (27°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars met Neptune in Pisces. Drive goes soft or sideways. Better for compassionate action than for a fight.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 2022. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°30' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°25' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 2022
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°32'18" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon29°58'52" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury2°32'49" GeminiRetrograde into Taurus
Venus18°12'22" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars25°09'48" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter1°25'21" AriesDirect into Pisces
Saturn25°00'16" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus15°33'15" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune25°00'07" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto28°31'01" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node22°15'13" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on May 18, 2022

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars conjunct NeptuneDrive goes soft or sideways. Better for compassionate action than for a fight.
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on May 18, 2022?

Mars and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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