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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 2025?

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On May 18, 2025, the Sun was in Taurus (27°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°47'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2025	May 20, 2025 into Gemini
Moon	3°28'29" Aquarius	Direct	May 18, 2025	May 20, 2025 into Pisces
Mercury	14°29'26" Taurus	Direct	May 10, 2025	May 26, 2025 into Gemini
Venus	12°41'54" Aries	Direct	Apr 30, 2025	Jun 6, 2025 into Taurus
Mars	14°02'50" Leo	Direct	Apr 18, 2025	Jun 17, 2025 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°01'28" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	29°28'11" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	27°19'38" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	1°34'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	3°46'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	24°12'58" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 18, 2025

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 04:35 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
May 18, 05:29 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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