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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 2078?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 2078, the Sun is in Taurus (26°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 2078. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°32' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 2078
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°03'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2078	May 20, 2078 into Gemini
Moon	29°53'22" Cancer	Direct	May 14, 2078	May 16, 2078 into Leo
Mercury	16°43'10" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 2078	May 22, 2078 into Gemini
Venus	19°35'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 29, 2078	May 25, 2078 into Taurus
Mars	0°33'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 21, 2078	May 18, 2078 into Libra
Jupiter	12°15'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 8, 2077	Jan 2, 2079 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°25'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 3, 2076	Feb 28, 2079 into Aquarius
Uranus	27°24'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	26°26'57" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	12°35'00" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	19°14'39" Taurus	Direct	Oct 25, 2077	May 14, 2079 into Aries

Sky Events on May 16, 2078

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 12:11 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 16, 22:05 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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