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Ephemeris for May 2023

Where the Sun, Moon and planets stood on each day of May 2023, with the sign, the degree within it and whether the planet was moving backwards. Each row is the position at 00:00 UTC.

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Positions of the ten classical planets for each day of May 2023, at 00:00 UTC.
DaySunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
1 10°23′ 14°34′ 11°58′℞ 22°40′ 19°00′ 26°20′ 5°24′ 18°26′ 26°44′ 0°22′
2 11°21′ 26°49′ 11°19′℞ 23°47′ 19°33′ 26°34′ 5°29′ 18°29′ 26°46′ 0°22′℞
3 12°19′ 9°19′ 10°40′℞ 24°55′ 20°06′ 26°49′ 5°33′ 18°32′ 26°47′ 0°22′℞
4 13°17′ 22°07′ 10°02′℞ 26°01′ 20°39′ 27°02′ 5°37′ 18°36′ 26°49′ 0°22′℞
5 14°16′ 5°12′ 9°24′℞ 27°08′ 21°12′ 27°17′ 5°41′ 18°40′ 26°51′ 0°22′℞
6 15°14′ 18°35′ 8°48′℞ 28°14′ 21°46′ 27°31′ 5°45′ 18°43′ 26°52′ 0°22′℞
7 16°12′ 2°16′ 8°14′℞ 29°20′ 22°19′ 27°45′ 5°49′ 18°46′ 26°54′ 0°22′℞
8 17°10′ 16°10′ 7°43′℞ 0°26′ 22°52′ 27°59′ 5°53′ 18°50′ 26°56′ 0°21′℞
9 18°08′ 0°16′ 7°15′℞ 1°32′ 23°26′ 28°13′ 5°56′ 18°53′ 26°57′ 0°21′℞
10 19°06′ 14°29′ 6°50′℞ 2°38′ 23°59′ 28°27′ 6°00′ 18°57′ 26°59′ 0°21′℞
11 20°04′ 28°46′ 6°30′℞ 3°43′ 24°33′ 28°41′ 6°04′ 19°00′ 27°01′ 0°20′℞
12 21°02′ 13°02′ 6°13′℞ 4°48′ 25°07′ 28°55′ 6°07′ 19°04′ 27°02′ 0°20′℞
13 22°00′ 27°15′ 6°01′℞ 5°53′ 25°40′ 29°08′ 6°11′ 19°07′ 27°04′ 0°20′℞
14 22°58′ 11°23′ 5°54′℞ 6°58′ 26°14′ 29°23′ 6°14′ 19°11′ 27°05′ 0°20′℞
15 23°56′ 25°24′ 5°51′℞ 8°02′ 26°48′ 29°37′ 6°17′ 19°14′ 27°07′ 0°19′℞
16 24°53′ 9°16′ 5°53′ 9°07′ 27°22′ 29°50′ 6°20′ 19°17′ 27°08′ 0°19′℞
17 25°52′ 22°58′ 5°59′ 10°10′ 27°56′ 0°04′ 6°23′ 19°21′ 27°09′ 0°19′℞
18 26°49′ 6°28′ 6°10′ 11°14′ 28°29′ 0°17′ 6°26′ 19°25′ 27°11′ 0°18′℞
19 27°47′ 19°46′ 6°25′ 12°17′ 29°04′ 0°31′ 6°29′ 19°28′ 27°12′ 0°18′℞
20 28°45′ 2°49′ 6°45′ 13°20′ 29°38′ 0°45′ 6°32′ 19°31′ 27°13′ 0°17′℞
21 29°43′ 15°37′ 7°09′ 14°23′ 0°12′ 0°58′ 6°35′ 19°35′ 27°14′ 0°17′℞
22 0°41′ 28°12′ 7°38′ 15°26′ 0°46′ 1°12′ 6°38′ 19°38′ 27°16′ 0°16′℞
23 1°38′ 10°33′ 8°10′ 16°28′ 1°20′ 1°25′ 6°40′ 19°42′ 27°17′ 0°16′℞
24 2°36′ 22°42′ 8°47′ 17°31′ 1°55′ 1°38′ 6°43′ 19°45′ 27°18′ 0°15′℞
25 3°34′ 4°41′ 9°27′ 18°32′ 2°29′ 1°52′ 6°45′ 19°49′ 27°19′ 0°14′℞
26 4°31′ 16°36′ 10°11′ 19°34′ 3°04′ 2°05′ 6°47′ 19°52′ 27°20′ 0°14′℞
27 5°29′ 28°28′ 10°59′ 20°35′ 3°38′ 2°19′ 6°49′ 19°55′ 27°22′ 0°13′℞
28 6°26′ 10°23′ 11°50′ 21°35′ 4°13′ 2°32′ 6°52′ 19°59′ 27°23′ 0°13′℞
29 7°24′ 22°27′ 12°45′ 22°36′ 4°47′ 2°45′ 6°53′ 20°02′ 27°24′ 0°11′℞
30 8°22′ 4°43′ 13°43′ 23°36′ 5°22′ 2°58′ 6°55′ 20°05′ 27°25′ 0°11′℞
31 9°19′ 17°15′ 14°44′ 24°35′ 5°57′ 3°11′ 6°57′ 20°09′ 27°26′ 0°10′℞

Each cell gives the sign glyph and the degree within that sign at 00:00 UTC. ℞ marks retrograde motion. If you are comparing with a table from elsewhere, check which moment of the day it uses: the Moon covers half a degree an hour, so the same date can read differently. Columns run ☉ Sun, ☽ Moon, ☿ Mercury, ♀ Venus, ♂ Mars, ♃ Jupiter, ♄ Saturn, ♅ Uranus, ♆ Neptune, ♇ Pluto.

What changes during May 2023

  • 2 MayPluto turns retrograde ℞
  • 2 MayMoon moves into Libra
  • 4 MayMoon moves into Scorpio
  • 6 MayMoon moves into Sagittarius
  • 7 MayVenus moves into Cancer
  • 8 MayMoon moves into Capricorn
  • 11 MayMoon moves into Aquarius
  • 13 MayMoon moves into Pisces
  • 15 MayMoon moves into Aries
  • 16 MayMercury turns direct again
  • 16 MayJupiter moves into Taurus
  • 17 MayMoon moves into Taurus
  • 19 MayMoon moves into Gemini
  • 20 MayMars moves into Leo
  • 21 MaySun moves into Gemini
  • 22 MayMoon moves into Cancer
  • 24 MayMoon moves into Leo
  • 27 MayMoon moves into Virgo
  • 29 MayMoon moves into Libra

A planet turning is given to the nearest day. The table samples one moment each day, and a planet stands nearly still for a week either side of a station, so the hour it turns is not something a daily table can show.

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