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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 2043?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 2043, the Sun is in Taurus (17°48' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 2043. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 2043
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°48'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2043	May 21, 2043 into Gemini
Moon	8°40'42" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 2043	May 9, 2043 into Gemini
Mercury	0°42'00" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 2, 2043	Jun 9, 2043 into Gemini
Venus	23°31'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 2043	May 13, 2043 into Taurus
Mars	1°32'49" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 2043	Jun 16, 2043 into Gemini
Jupiter	3°04'16" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 1, 2043	Jun 9, 2043 into Sagittarius
Saturn	15°00'40" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jul 14, 2042	Feb 21, 2044 into Sagittarius
Uranus	13°26'59" Leo	Direct	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	10°19'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	1°12'44" Pisces	Direct	Mar 9, 2043	Sep 1, 2043 into Aquarius
North Node	6°37'40" Aries	Direct	Feb 21, 2042	Sep 10, 2043 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 8, 2043

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 01:10 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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