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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 2088?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 2088, the Sun is in Taurus (26°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase is Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 2088. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°01' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 2088
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°36'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2088	May 20, 2088 into Gemini
Moon	28°45'51" Pisces	Direct	May 14, 2088	May 16, 2088 into Aries
Mercury	26°48'21" Taurus	Retrograde	May 10, 2088	Jun 13, 2088 into Gemini
Venus	26°22'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 25, 2088	May 19, 2088 into Gemini
Mars	20°02'33" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 2088	May 29, 2088 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°30'09" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2087	Oct 25, 2088 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°09'17" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 2087	May 15, 2089 into Gemini
Uranus	7°41'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2087	Apr 28, 2094 into Aries
Neptune	18°14'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 2079	Sep 4, 2092 into Virgo
Pluto	22°44'19" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	5°48'16" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 14, 2087	Sep 3, 2088 into Libra

Sky Events on May 16, 2088

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 14:10 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 16, 14:58 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
May 16, 17:37 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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