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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 2024?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 2024, the Sun was in Taurus (28°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Venus met Uranus in Taurus. Sudden attractions, abrupt exits, and taste that changes overnight. The Sun met Jupiter in Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°53' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°42' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 2024
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°02'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2024	May 20, 2024 into Gemini
Moon	0°48'01" Libra	Direct	May 18, 2024	May 20, 2024 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°37'35" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 2024	Jun 3, 2024 into Gemini
Venus	23°24'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 2024	May 23, 2024 into Gemini
Mars	13°40'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 30, 2024	Jun 9, 2024 into Taurus
Jupiter	28°14'21" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2023	May 25, 2024 into Gemini
Saturn	17°59'01" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	23°24'01" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	29°23'58" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	2°02'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 2024	Sep 1, 2024 into Capricorn
North Node	13°32'39" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 18, 2024

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 10:22 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 18, 11:40 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Sudden attractions, abrupt exits, and taste that changes overnight.
May 18, 18:43 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Born on May 18, 2024?

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