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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 2050?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 2050, the Sun is in Taurus (25°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase is Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Uranus is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 2050. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°54' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°09' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 2050
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°49'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2050	May 20, 2050 into Gemini
Moon	29°02'32" Pisces	Direct	May 14, 2050	May 16, 2050 into Aries
Mercury	0°03'58" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2050	Jun 6, 2050 into Gemini
Venus	28°44'47" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 2050	May 17, 2050 into Cancer
Mars	8°56'22" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 29, 2050	Oct 31, 2050 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°00'06" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 2050	May 22, 2050 into Leo
Saturn	8°55'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 2050	Apr 16, 2052 into Pisces
Uranus	16°37'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 22, 2046	Dec 8, 2051 into Libra
Neptune	25°48'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	10°33'50" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	20°48'06" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 23, 2049	Jun 13, 2051 into Libra

Sky Events on May 16, 2050

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 10:23 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 16, 11:00 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
May 16, 11:28 UTC	The Sun conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
May 16, 13:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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