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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 2029?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 2029, the Sun is in Taurus (25°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 2029. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°50' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°22' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 2029
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°54'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2029	May 20, 2029 into Gemini
Moon	29°05'11" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 2029	May 16, 2029 into Cancer
Mercury	20°26'39" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 2029	Jun 13, 2029 into Gemini
Venus	9°47'21" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 2029	Jun 2, 2029 into Cancer
Mars	25°37'21" Virgo	Direct	Apr 7, 2029	Jun 5, 2029 into Libra
Jupiter	18°41'36" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 24, 2028	Sep 24, 2029 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°01'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 2028	Jun 1, 2030 into Gemini
Uranus	13°12'45" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	10°15'08" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	10°26'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	6°57'24" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 7, 2028	Sep 24, 2029 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 16, 2029

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 03:48 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
May 16, 13:44 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 16, 21:16 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

Born on May 16, 2029?

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