Ephemeris May 2029

May 2029 opens with Mars and Jupiter both moving retrograde. On 1 May Mercury turns retrograde in Taurus. On 8 May Venus enters Gemini. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Ephemeris May 2029
Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	10°54' Taurus	16°23' Sagittarius	26°37' Taurus	20°43' Taurus	25°04' VirgoR	20°13' LibraR	14°01' Taurus	12°21' Gemini	9°45' Aries	10°25' Aquarius	6°04' CapricornR	8°20' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
2	11°53' Taurus	0°29' Capricorn	26°40' TaurusR	21°57' Taurus	25°01' VirgoR	20°06' LibraR	14°09' Taurus	12°24' Gemini	9°47' Aries	10°26' Aquarius	6°03' CapricornR	8°24' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
3	12°51' Taurus	14°07' Capricorn	26°37' TaurusR	23°11' Taurus	24°58' VirgoR	19°59' LibraR	14°17' Taurus	12°28' Gemini	9°49' Aries	10°26' Aquarius	6°03' Capricorn	8°28' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
4	13°49' Taurus	27°18' Capricorn	26°29' TaurusR	24°25' Taurus	24°56' VirgoR	19°53' LibraR	14°25' Taurus	12°31' Gemini	9°51' Aries	10°26' Aquarius	6°04' Capricorn	8°32' Taurus	Last Quarter
5	14°47' Taurus	10°04' Aquarius	26°16' TaurusR	25°39' Taurus	24°55' VirgoR	19°46' LibraR	14°32' Taurus	12°34' Gemini	9°53' Aries	10°26' Aquarius	6°05' Capricorn	8°35' Taurus	Last Quarter
6	15°45' Taurus	22°30' Aquarius	25°59' TaurusR	26°53' Taurus	24°55' Virgo	19°40' LibraR	14°40' Taurus	12°37' Gemini	9°55' Aries	10°26' Aquarius	6°05' CapricornR	8°39' Taurus	Last Quarter
7	16°43' Taurus	4°41' Pisces	25°38' TaurusR	28°06' Taurus	24°56' Virgo	19°34' LibraR	14°48' Taurus	12°41' Gemini	9°57' Aries	10°26' Aquarius	6°03' CapricornR	8°43' Taurus	Last Quarter
8	17°41' Taurus	16°42' Pisces	25°13' TaurusR	29°20' Taurus	24°57' Virgo	19°28' LibraR	14°55' Taurus	12°44' Gemini	9°59' Aries	10°27' Aquarius	5°59' CapricornR	8°47' Taurus	Waning Crescent
9	18°39' Taurus	28°36' Pisces	24°44' TaurusR	0°34' Gemini	24°59' Virgo	19°22' LibraR	15°03' Taurus	12°47' Gemini	10°01' Aries	10°27' Aquarius	5°53' CapricornR	8°50' Taurus	Waning Crescent
10	19°37' Taurus	10°27' Aries	24°13' TaurusR	1°48' Gemini	25°02' Virgo	19°16' LibraR	15°11' Taurus	12°50' Gemini	10°03' Aries	10°27' Aquarius	5°46' CapricornR	8°54' Taurus	Waning Crescent
11	20°35' Taurus	22°18' Aries	23°40' TaurusR	3°02' Gemini	25°05' Virgo	19°10' LibraR	15°19' Taurus	12°54' Gemini	10°05' Aries	10°27' Aquarius	5°37' CapricornR	8°58' Taurus	Waning Crescent
12	21°33' Taurus	4°13' Taurus	23°05' TaurusR	4°15' Gemini	25°09' Virgo	19°05' LibraR	15°26' Taurus	12°57' Gemini	10°07' Aries	10°27' AquariusR	5°29' CapricornR	9°02' Taurus	New Moon
13	22°31' Taurus	16°11' Taurus	22°29' TaurusR	5°29' Gemini	25°14' Virgo	18°59' LibraR	15°34' Taurus	13°00' Gemini	10°08' Aries	10°27' AquariusR	5°21' CapricornR	9°05' Taurus	New Moon
14	23°29' Taurus	28°16' Taurus	21°53' TaurusR	6°43' Gemini	25°20' Virgo	18°54' LibraR	15°42' Taurus	13°04' Gemini	10°10' Aries	10°27' AquariusR	5°15' CapricornR	9°09' Taurus	New Moon
15	24°27' Taurus	10°29' Gemini	21°18' TaurusR	7°56' Gemini	25°26' Virgo	18°49' LibraR	15°49' Taurus	13°07' Gemini	10°12' Aries	10°26' AquariusR	5°10' CapricornR	9°13' Taurus	New Moon
16	25°25' Taurus	22°50' Gemini	20°43' TaurusR	9°10' Gemini	25°33' Virgo	18°44' LibraR	15°57' Taurus	13°11' Gemini	10°14' Aries	10°26' AquariusR	5°07' CapricornR	9°17' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
17	26°23' Taurus	5°22' Cancer	20°10' TaurusR	10°24' Gemini	25°41' Virgo	18°39' LibraR	16°05' Taurus	13°14' Gemini	10°15' Aries	10°26' AquariusR	5°07' Capricorn	9°20' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
18	27°21' Taurus	18°06' Cancer	19°39' TaurusR	11°37' Gemini	25°49' Virgo	18°34' LibraR	16°12' Taurus	13°17' Gemini	10°17' Aries	10°26' AquariusR	5°07' Capricorn	9°24' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
19	28°19' Taurus	1°06' Leo	19°11' TaurusR	12°51' Gemini	25°58' Virgo	18°29' LibraR	16°20' Taurus	13°21' Gemini	10°19' Aries	10°26' AquariusR	5°09' Capricorn	9°27' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
20	29°16' Taurus	14°22' Leo	18°45' TaurusR	14°04' Gemini	26°07' Virgo	18°25' LibraR	16°27' Taurus	13°24' Gemini	10°20' Aries	10°26' AquariusR	5°10' Capricorn	9°31' Taurus	First Quarter
21	0°14' Gemini	27°57' Leo	18°23' TaurusR	15°18' Gemini	26°18' Virgo	18°21' LibraR	16°35' Taurus	13°28' Gemini	10°22' Aries	10°25' AquariusR	5°11' Capricorn	9°35' Taurus	First Quarter
22	1°12' Gemini	11°53' Virgo	18°05' TaurusR	16°32' Gemini	26°28' Virgo	18°17' LibraR	16°43' Taurus	13°31' Gemini	10°24' Aries	10°25' AquariusR	5°10' CapricornR	9°38' Taurus	First Quarter
23	2°10' Gemini	26°09' Virgo	17°51' TaurusR	17°45' Gemini	26°40' Virgo	18°13' LibraR	16°50' Taurus	13°35' Gemini	10°25' Aries	10°25' AquariusR	5°09' CapricornR	9°42' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
24	3°07' Gemini	10°43' Libra	17°40' TaurusR	18°59' Gemini	26°52' Virgo	18°09' LibraR	16°58' Taurus	13°38' Gemini	10°27' Aries	10°24' AquariusR	5°05' CapricornR	9°45' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
25	4°05' Gemini	25°30' Libra	17°35' TaurusR	20°12' Gemini	27°04' Virgo	18°05' LibraR	17°05' Taurus	13°42' Gemini	10°28' Aries	10°24' AquariusR	5°01' CapricornR	9°49' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
26	5°02' Gemini	10°25' Scorpio	17°33' Taurus	21°25' Gemini	27°17' Virgo	18°02' LibraR	17°13' Taurus	13°45' Gemini	10°30' Aries	10°24' AquariusR	4°57' CapricornR	9°53' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
27	6°00' Gemini	25°18' Scorpio	17°36' Taurus	22°39' Gemini	27°31' Virgo	17°59' LibraR	17°20' Taurus	13°49' Gemini	10°31' Aries	10°23' AquariusR	4°53' CapricornR	9°56' Taurus	Full Moon
28	6°58' Gemini	10°01' Sagittarius	17°44' Taurus	23°52' Gemini	27°45' Virgo	17°56' LibraR	17°28' Taurus	13°52' Gemini	10°33' Aries	10°23' AquariusR	4°50' CapricornR	10°00' Taurus	Full Moon
29	7°55' Gemini	24°28' Sagittarius	17°56' Taurus	25°06' Gemini	27°59' Virgo	17°53' LibraR	17°35' Taurus	13°56' Gemini	10°34' Aries	10°22' AquariusR	4°49' CapricornR	10°03' Taurus	Full Moon
30	8°53' Gemini	8°33' Capricorn	18°13' Taurus	26°19' Gemini	28°15' Virgo	17°50' LibraR	17°42' Taurus	13°59' Gemini	10°36' Aries	10°22' AquariusR	4°49' Capricorn	10°06' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
31	9°50' Gemini	22°13' Capricorn	18°34' Taurus	27°32' Gemini	28°30' Virgo	17°47' LibraR	17°50' Taurus	14°03' Gemini	10°37' Aries	10°21' AquariusR	4°49' Capricorn	10°10' Taurus	Waning Gibbous

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 1 May, 23:00 UTCMercuryturns retrograde26° Taurus

≈ 5 May, 19:00 UTCMarsturns direct24° Virgo

≈ 11 May, 05:00 UTCPlutoturns retrograde10° Aquarius

≈ 25 May, 19:00 UTCMercuryturns direct17° Taurus

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

Sign changes

8 May, 12:47 UTCVenusenters Gemini

20 May, 17:56 UTCSunenters Gemini

Moon phases

5 May, 09:48 UTCLast Quarter15°11' Aquarius

13 May, 13:42 UTCNew Moon23°04' Taurus

21 May, 04:16 UTCFirst Quarter0°24' Virgo

27 May, 18:37 UTCFull Moon6°44' Sagittarius

Void of course Moon

≈ 1 May, 14:38 UTC→1 May, 23:09 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Capricorn

≈ 3 May, 22:32 UTC→4 May, 05:01 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Aquarius

≈ 6 May, 09:32 UTC→6 May, 14:43 UTClast aspect: Venus square · enters Pisces

≈ 8 May, 16:41 UTC→9 May, 02:50 UTClast aspect: Mars opposition · enters Aries

≈ 10 May, 17:42 UTC→11 May, 15:31 UTClast aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Taurus

≈ 13 May, 18:08 UTC→14 May, 03:24 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Gemini

≈ 16 May, 05:17 UTC→16 May, 13:46 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Cancer

≈ 18 May, 18:29 UTC→18 May, 22:00 UTClast aspect: Sun sextile · enters Leo

≈ 20 May, 07:36 UTC→21 May, 03:34 UTClast aspect: Mercury square · enters Virgo

≈ 23 May, 00:52 UTC→23 May, 06:23 UTClast aspect: Mars conjunction · enters Libra

≈ 24 May, 14:39 UTC→25 May, 07:15 UTClast aspect: Venus trine · enters Scorpio

≈ 27 May, 03:39 UTC→27 May, 07:38 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Sagittarius

≈ 29 May, 06:03 UTC→29 May, 09:21 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Capricorn

≈ 31 May, 11:33 UTC→31 May, 14:01 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Aquarius

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 2029?

In May 2029 the stations are: Mercury turns retrograde (1 May), Mars turns direct (5 May), Pluto turns retrograde (11 May) and Mercury turns direct (25 May). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in May 2029?

The Full Moon is on 27 May at 18:37 UTC, in Sagittarius.

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 9 September 2026.