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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 2070?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 2070, the Sun is in Taurus (25°59' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is First Quarter (44% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 2070. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 25°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 2070
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°59'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2070	May 20, 2070 into Gemini
Moon	18°29'02" Leo	Direct	May 15, 2070	May 17, 2070 into Virgo
Mercury	0°33'07" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2070	Jun 3, 2070 into Gemini
Venus	19°02'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 30, 2070	May 25, 2070 into Taurus
Mars	25°51'58" Cancer	Direct	Mar 30, 2070	May 23, 2070 into Leo
Jupiter	17°41'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 2070	Mar 9, 2071 into Taurus
Saturn	13°25'16" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 11, 2068	Dec 25, 2070 into Scorpio
Uranus	22°33'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 28, 2065	Jan 22, 2072 into Capricorn
Neptune	9°04'54" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	4°05'16" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	23°58'29" Libra	Direct	Jan 22, 2070	Aug 12, 2071 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 16, 2070

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 01:04 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 16, 03:54 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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