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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 2045?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 2045, the Sun is in Taurus (26°02' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn is retrograde.

The New Moon falls at 26°18' Taurus. Mercury meets Neptune in Taurus. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. Mars squares Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 2045. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°32' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 2045
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°02'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2045	May 20, 2045 into Gemini
Moon	22°32'54" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 2045	May 17, 2045 into Gemini
Mercury	15°03'30" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 2045	May 23, 2045 into Gemini
Venus	11°07'26" Gemini	Direct	May 7, 2045	May 31, 2045 into Cancer
Mars	22°41'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 2045	May 26, 2045 into Gemini
Jupiter	9°09'59" Pisces	Direct	Mar 26, 2045	Apr 4, 2046 into Aries
Saturn	9°26'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 2044	Jan 24, 2047 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°52'19" Leo	Direct	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	14°58'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	4°00'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	27°29'42" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 30, 2045	Oct 17, 2046 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 16, 2045

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 11:03 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
May 16, 18:04 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers.
May 16, 18:27 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	26°18' Taurus

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