Ephemeris May 2028

May 2028 opens with Jupiter moving retrograde. On 10 May Venus turns retrograde in Gemini. On 1 May Mercury enters Gemini. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Ephemeris May 2028
Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	11°09' Taurus	26°53' Cancer	29°53' Taurus	17°51' Gemini	2°18' Taurus	17°47' VirgoR	2°16' Taurus	8°19' Gemini	7°36' Aries	8°48' Aquarius	26°11' Capricorn	4°38' Taurus	First Quarter
2	12°07' Taurus	10°48' Leo	1°24' Gemini	18°11' Gemini	3°03' Taurus	17°45' VirgoR	2°23' Taurus	8°22' Gemini	7°38' Aries	8°48' Aquarius	26°11' Capricorn	4°42' Taurus	First Quarter
3	13°05' Taurus	24°54' Leo	2°52' Gemini	18°29' Gemini	3°48' Taurus	17°43' VirgoR	2°31' Taurus	8°25' Gemini	7°40' Aries	8°48' Aquarius	26°11' CapricornR	4°46' Taurus	First Quarter
4	14°03' Taurus	9°11' Virgo	4°15' Gemini	18°46' Gemini	4°33' Taurus	17°41' VirgoR	2°38' Taurus	8°29' Gemini	7°42' Aries	8°49' Aquarius	26°09' CapricornR	4°49' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
5	15°01' Taurus	23°37' Virgo	5°35' Gemini	19°00' Gemini	5°17' Taurus	17°39' VirgoR	2°46' Taurus	8°32' Gemini	7°44' Aries	8°49' Aquarius	26°04' CapricornR	4°53' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
6	16°00' Taurus	8°07' Libra	6°50' Gemini	19°12' Gemini	6°02' Taurus	17°38' VirgoR	2°54' Taurus	8°35' Gemini	7°46' Aries	8°49' Aquarius	25°57' CapricornR	4°57' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
7	16°58' Taurus	22°37' Libra	8°00' Gemini	19°23' Gemini	6°47' Taurus	17°36' VirgoR	3°01' Taurus	8°39' Gemini	7°48' Aries	8°49' Aquarius	25°48' CapricornR	5°00' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
8	17°56' Taurus	7°01' Scorpio	9°06' Gemini	19°31' Gemini	7°32' Taurus	17°35' VirgoR	3°09' Taurus	8°42' Gemini	7°49' Aries	8°49' Aquarius	25°38' CapricornR	5°04' Taurus	Full Moon
9	18°54' Taurus	21°10' Scorpio	10°08' Gemini	19°36' Gemini	8°16' Taurus	17°34' VirgoR	3°16' Taurus	8°45' Gemini	7°51' Aries	8°49' Aquarius	25°27' CapricornR	5°08' Taurus	Full Moon
10	19°52' Taurus	5°02' Sagittarius	11°05' Gemini	19°40' Gemini	9°01' Taurus	17°33' VirgoR	3°23' Taurus	8°49' Gemini	7°53' Aries	8°49' AquariusR	25°18' CapricornR	5°11' Taurus	Full Moon
11	20°50' Taurus	18°31' Sagittarius	11°58' Gemini	19°41' GeminiR	9°45' Taurus	17°33' VirgoR	3°31' Taurus	8°52' Gemini	7°55' Aries	8°49' AquariusR	25°11' CapricornR	5°15' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
12	21°48' Taurus	1°36' Capricorn	12°46' Gemini	19°39' GeminiR	10°30' Taurus	17°32' VirgoR	3°38' Taurus	8°55' Gemini	7°57' Aries	8°49' AquariusR	25°06' CapricornR	5°18' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
13	22°45' Taurus	14°20' Capricorn	13°29' Gemini	19°36' GeminiR	11°14' Taurus	17°32' VirgoR	3°46' Taurus	8°59' Gemini	7°58' Aries	8°49' AquariusR	25°04' CapricornR	5°22' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
14	23°43' Taurus	26°43' Capricorn	14°07' Gemini	19°30' GeminiR	11°58' Taurus	17°32' Virgo	3°53' Taurus	9°02' Gemini	8°00' Aries	8°49' AquariusR	25°03' Capricorn	5°26' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
15	24°41' Taurus	8°50' Aquarius	14°40' Gemini	19°21' GeminiR	12°43' Taurus	17°32' Virgo	4°00' Taurus	9°06' Gemini	8°02' Aries	8°49' AquariusR	25°04' Capricorn	5°29' Taurus	Last Quarter
16	25°39' Taurus	20°47' Aquarius	15°09' Gemini	19°10' GeminiR	13°27' Taurus	17°32' Virgo	4°08' Taurus	9°09' Gemini	8°04' Aries	8°48' AquariusR	25°04' Capricorn	5°33' Taurus	Last Quarter
17	26°37' Taurus	2°38' Pisces	15°33' Gemini	18°57' GeminiR	14°11' Taurus	17°33' Virgo	4°15' Taurus	9°13' Gemini	8°05' Aries	8°48' AquariusR	25°04' CapricornR	5°36' Taurus	Last Quarter
18	27°35' Taurus	14°28' Pisces	15°51' Gemini	18°41' GeminiR	14°55' Taurus	17°33' Virgo	4°22' Taurus	9°16' Gemini	8°07' Aries	8°48' AquariusR	25°03' CapricornR	5°40' Taurus	Last Quarter
19	28°32' Taurus	26°23' Pisces	16°05' Gemini	18°23' GeminiR	15°39' Taurus	17°34' Virgo	4°30' Taurus	9°19' Gemini	8°08' Aries	8°48' AquariusR	24°59' CapricornR	5°43' Taurus	Waning Crescent
20	29°30' Taurus	8°27' Aries	16°14' Gemini	18°03' GeminiR	16°23' Taurus	17°35' Virgo	4°37' Taurus	9°23' Gemini	8°10' Aries	8°47' AquariusR	24°53' CapricornR	5°47' Taurus	Waning Crescent
21	0°28' Gemini	20°43' Aries	16°18' Gemini	17°40' GeminiR	17°07' Taurus	17°37' Virgo	4°44' Taurus	9°26' Gemini	8°12' Aries	8°47' AquariusR	24°45' CapricornR	5°50' Taurus	Waning Crescent
22	1°26' Gemini	3°15' Taurus	16°17' GeminiR	17°15' GeminiR	17°51' Taurus	17°38' Virgo	4°51' Taurus	9°30' Gemini	8°13' Aries	8°47' AquariusR	24°36' CapricornR	5°54' Taurus	Waning Crescent
23	2°23' Gemini	16°03' Taurus	16°12' GeminiR	16°48' GeminiR	18°35' Taurus	17°40' Virgo	4°58' Taurus	9°33' Gemini	8°15' Aries	8°47' AquariusR	24°27' CapricornR	5°57' Taurus	New Moon
24	3°21' Gemini	29°07' Taurus	16°03' GeminiR	16°20' GeminiR	19°19' Taurus	17°41' Virgo	5°05' Taurus	9°37' Gemini	8°16' Aries	8°46' AquariusR	24°18' CapricornR	6°01' Taurus	New Moon
25	4°19' Gemini	12°27' Gemini	15°49' GeminiR	15°49' GeminiR	20°03' Taurus	17°43' Virgo	5°12' Taurus	9°40' Gemini	8°18' Aries	8°46' AquariusR	24°11' CapricornR	6°04' Taurus	New Moon
26	5°16' Gemini	26°00' Gemini	15°31' GeminiR	15°17' GeminiR	20°46' Taurus	17°45' Virgo	5°19' Taurus	9°44' Gemini	8°19' Aries	8°45' AquariusR	24°06' CapricornR	6°07' Taurus	New Moon
27	6°14' Gemini	9°45' Cancer	15°10' GeminiR	14°44' GeminiR	21°30' Taurus	17°48' Virgo	5°26' Taurus	9°48' Gemini	8°20' Aries	8°45' AquariusR	24°03' CapricornR	6°11' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
28	7°12' Gemini	23°38' Cancer	14°45' GeminiR	14°09' GeminiR	22°14' Taurus	17°50' Virgo	5°33' Taurus	9°51' Gemini	8°22' Aries	8°44' AquariusR	24°02' CapricornR	6°14' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
29	8°09' Gemini	7°38' Leo	14°17' GeminiR	13°33' GeminiR	22°57' Taurus	17°53' Virgo	5°40' Taurus	9°55' Gemini	8°23' Aries	8°44' AquariusR	24°02' Capricorn	6°17' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
30	9°07' Gemini	21°44' Leo	13°48' GeminiR	12°56' GeminiR	23°41' Taurus	17°55' Virgo	5°47' Taurus	9°58' Gemini	8°25' Aries	8°43' AquariusR	24°03' Capricorn	6°21' Taurus	First Quarter
31	10°04' Gemini	5°53' Virgo	13°16' GeminiR	12°19' GeminiR	24°24' Taurus	17°58' Virgo	5°54' Taurus	10°02' Gemini	8°26' Aries	8°43' AquariusR	24°04' Capricorn	6°24' Taurus	First Quarter

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 9 May, 10:00 UTCPlutoturns retrograde8° Aquarius

≈ 10 May, 23:00 UTCVenusturns retrograde19° Gemini

≈ 13 May, 20:00 UTCJupiterturns direct17° Virgo

≈ 21 May, 09:00 UTCMercuryturns retrograde16° Gemini

Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.

Sign changes

1 May, 01:43 UTCMercuryenters Gemini

20 May, 12:10 UTCSunenters Gemini

Moon phases

2 May, 02:25 UTCFirst Quarter12°12' Leo

8 May, 19:48 UTCFull Moon18°43' Scorpio

16 May, 10:43 UTCLast Quarter26°05' Aquarius

24 May, 08:16 UTCNew Moon3°41' Gemini

31 May, 07:36 UTCFirst Quarter10°22' Virgo

Void of course Moon

≈ 30 April, 08:09 UTC→1 May, 05:24 UTClast aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Leo

≈ 2 May, 12:54 UTC→3 May, 08:36 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Virgo

≈ 4 May, 16:14 UTC→5 May, 10:35 UTClast aspect: Venus square · enters Libra

≈ 6 May, 18:33 UTC→7 May, 12:16 UTClast aspect: Venus trine · enters Scorpio

≈ 8 May, 19:49 UTC→9 May, 15:13 UTClast aspect: Sun opposition · enters Sagittarius

≈ 11 May, 02:06 UTC→11 May, 21:01 UTClast aspect: Venus opposition · enters Capricorn

≈ 13 May, 17:39 UTC→14 May, 06:27 UTClast aspect: Sun trine · enters Aquarius

≈ 16 May, 10:43 UTC→16 May, 18:39 UTClast aspect: Sun square · enters Pisces

≈ 19 May, 04:41 UTC→19 May, 07:13 UTClast aspect: Sun sextile · enters Aries

≈ 20 May, 18:15 UTC→21 May, 17:49 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Taurus

≈ 23 May, 04:59 UTC→24 May, 01:36 UTClast aspect: Mars conjunction · enters Gemini

≈ 25 May, 09:24 UTC→26 May, 07:01 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Cancer

≈ 27 May, 21:27 UTC→28 May, 10:55 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Leo

≈ 30 May, 03:29 UTC→30 May, 14:02 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Virgo

Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which planets are retrograde in May 2028?

In May 2028 the stations are: Pluto turns retrograde (9 May), Venus turns retrograde (10 May), Jupiter turns direct (13 May) and Mercury turns retrograde (21 May). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in May 2028?

The Full Moon is on 8 May at 19:48 UTC, in Scorpio.

How do I read this table?

Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.

Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.

Data generated on 30 August 2026.