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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 2023?

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On May 8, 2023, the Sun was in Taurus (17°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Mercury 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 8, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°15' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°38'58" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon23°12'01" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury7°28'20" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Venus0°59'14" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars23°08'57" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter28°05'50" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn5°54'40" PiscesDirect into Aries
Uranus18°51'34" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune26°56'40" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto0°21'11" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node3°27'18" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on May 8, 2023

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on May 8, 2023?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Uranus sat 1 degrees 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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