Ephemeris May 2030
May 2030 opens with Mercury and Jupiter both moving retrograde. On 6 May Mercury turns direct in Aries. On 2 May Venus enters Aries. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.
| Date | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | True Node | Chiron | Moon phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10°40' Taurus | 23°12' Aries | 28°45' AriesR | 28°32' Pisces | 16°46' Taurus | 24°19' ScorpioR | 25°59' Taurus | 16°26' Gemini | 11°55' Aries | 12°01' Aquarius | 16°46' SagittariusR | 12°11' Taurus | New Moon |
| 2 | 11°39' Taurus | 5°11' Taurus | 28°21' AriesR | 29°41' Pisces | 17°29' Taurus | 24°12' ScorpioR | 26°07' Taurus | 16°29' Gemini | 11°57' Aries | 12°01' Aquarius | 16°40' SagittariusR | 12°14' Taurus | New Moon |
| 3 | 12°37' Taurus | 17°04' Taurus | 28°00' AriesR | 0°49' Aries | 18°13' Taurus | 24°05' ScorpioR | 26°15' Taurus | 16°32' Gemini | 11°59' Aries | 12°02' Aquarius | 16°35' SagittariusR | 12°18' Taurus | New Moon |
| 4 | 13°35' Taurus | 28°52' Taurus | 27°45' AriesR | 1°58' Aries | 18°56' Taurus | 23°57' ScorpioR | 26°22' Taurus | 16°35' Gemini | 12°01' Aries | 12°02' Aquarius | 16°32' SagittariusR | 12°22' Taurus | New Moon |
| 5 | 14°33' Taurus | 10°39' Gemini | 27°34' AriesR | 3°07' Aries | 19°40' Taurus | 23°50' ScorpioR | 26°30' Taurus | 16°38' Gemini | 12°03' Aries | 12°02' Aquarius | 16°31' SagittariusR | 12°26' Taurus | Waxing Crescent |
| 6 | 15°32' Taurus | 22°27' Gemini | 27°27' AriesR | 4°16' Aries | 20°23' Taurus | 23°42' ScorpioR | 26°37' Taurus | 16°41' Gemini | 12°05' Aries | 12°02' Aquarius | 16°31' Sagittarius | 12°30' Taurus | Waxing Crescent |
| 7 | 16°30' Taurus | 4°19' Cancer | 27°26' Aries | 5°25' Aries | 21°07' Taurus | 23°35' ScorpioR | 26°45' Taurus | 16°44' Gemini | 12°07' Aries | 12°03' Aquarius | 16°32' Sagittarius | 12°34' Taurus | Waxing Crescent |
| 8 | 17°28' Taurus | 16°18' Cancer | 27°29' Aries | 6°34' Aries | 21°50' Taurus | 23°27' ScorpioR | 26°53' Taurus | 16°48' Gemini | 12°09' Aries | 12°03' Aquarius | 16°33' Sagittarius | 12°38' Taurus | Waxing Crescent |
| 9 | 18°26' Taurus | 28°30' Cancer | 27°37' Aries | 7°43' Aries | 22°33' Taurus | 23°20' ScorpioR | 27°01' Taurus | 16°51' Gemini | 12°11' Aries | 12°03' Aquarius | 16°35' Sagittarius | 12°42' Taurus | First Quarter |
| 10 | 19°24' Taurus | 10°57' Leo | 27°49' Aries | 8°52' Aries | 23°16' Taurus | 23°12' ScorpioR | 27°08' Taurus | 16°54' Gemini | 12°13' Aries | 12°03' Aquarius | 16°36' Sagittarius | 12°45' Taurus | First Quarter |
| 11 | 20°22' Taurus | 23°46' Leo | 28°06' Aries | 10°01' Aries | 24°00' Taurus | 23°05' ScorpioR | 27°16' Taurus | 16°57' Gemini | 12°15' Aries | 12°03' Aquarius | 16°36' SagittariusR | 12°49' Taurus | First Quarter |
| 12 | 21°20' Taurus | 6°59' Virgo | 28°28' Aries | 11°11' Aries | 24°43' Taurus | 22°57' ScorpioR | 27°24' Taurus | 17°01' Gemini | 12°16' Aries | 12°03' Aquarius | 16°35' SagittariusR | 12°53' Taurus | First Quarter |
| 13 | 22°18' Taurus | 20°39' Virgo | 28°53' Aries | 12°20' Aries | 25°26' Taurus | 22°49' ScorpioR | 27°31' Taurus | 17°04' Gemini | 12°18' Aries | 12°03' AquariusR | 16°33' SagittariusR | 12°57' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous |
| 14 | 23°16' Taurus | 4°47' Libra | 29°23' Aries | 13°29' Aries | 26°09' Taurus | 22°42' ScorpioR | 27°39' Taurus | 17°07' Gemini | 12°20' Aries | 12°03' AquariusR | 16°31' SagittariusR | 13°01' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous |
| 15 | 24°14' Taurus | 19°21' Libra | 29°57' Aries | 14°39' Aries | 26°51' Taurus | 22°34' ScorpioR | 27°47' Taurus | 17°10' Gemini | 12°22' Aries | 12°03' AquariusR | 16°28' SagittariusR | 13°05' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous |
| 16 | 25°11' Taurus | 4°16' Scorpio | 0°35' Taurus | 15°49' Aries | 27°34' Taurus | 22°26' ScorpioR | 27°55' Taurus | 17°14' Gemini | 12°24' Aries | 12°03' AquariusR | 16°25' SagittariusR | 13°08' Taurus | Full Moon |
| 17 | 26°09' Taurus | 19°25' Scorpio | 1°17' Taurus | 16°58' Aries | 28°17' Taurus | 22°19' ScorpioR | 28°03' Taurus | 17°17' Gemini | 12°25' Aries | 12°03' AquariusR | 16°23' SagittariusR | 13°12' Taurus | Full Moon |
| 18 | 27°07' Taurus | 4°39' Sagittarius | 2°02' Taurus | 18°08' Aries | 29°00' Taurus | 22°11' ScorpioR | 28°10' Taurus | 17°21' Gemini | 12°27' Aries | 12°03' AquariusR | 16°22' SagittariusR | 13°16' Taurus | Full Moon |
| 19 | 28°05' Taurus | 19°47' Sagittarius | 2°51' Taurus | 19°18' Aries | 29°43' Taurus | 22°04' ScorpioR | 28°18' Taurus | 17°24' Gemini | 12°29' Aries | 12°03' AquariusR | 16°21' Sagittarius | 13°20' Taurus | Full Moon |
| 20 | 29°03' Taurus | 4°42' Capricorn | 3°44' Taurus | 20°28' Aries | 0°25' Gemini | 21°56' ScorpioR | 28°26' Taurus | 17°27' Gemini | 12°31' Aries | 12°03' AquariusR | 16°22' Sagittarius | 13°24' Taurus | Waning Gibbous |
| 21 | 0°00' Gemini | 19°15' Capricorn | 4°39' Taurus | 21°38' Aries | 1°08' Gemini | 21°49' ScorpioR | 28°34' Taurus | 17°31' Gemini | 12°32' Aries | 12°02' AquariusR | 16°23' Sagittarius | 13°27' Taurus | Waning Gibbous |
| 22 | 0°58' Gemini | 3°23' Aquarius | 5°38' Taurus | 22°48' Aries | 1°51' Gemini | 21°41' ScorpioR | 28°41' Taurus | 17°34' Gemini | 12°34' Aries | 12°02' AquariusR | 16°24' Sagittarius | 13°31' Taurus | Waning Gibbous |
| 23 | 1°56' Gemini | 17°06' Aquarius | 6°41' Taurus | 23°58' Aries | 2°33' Gemini | 21°34' ScorpioR | 28°49' Taurus | 17°38' Gemini | 12°36' Aries | 12°02' AquariusR | 16°25' Sagittarius | 13°35' Taurus | Last Quarter |
| 24 | 2°53' Gemini | 0°23' Pisces | 7°46' Taurus | 25°08' Aries | 3°15' Gemini | 21°26' ScorpioR | 28°57' Taurus | 17°41' Gemini | 12°37' Aries | 12°02' AquariusR | 16°26' Sagittarius | 13°39' Taurus | Last Quarter |
| 25 | 3°51' Gemini | 13°18' Pisces | 8°54' Taurus | 26°18' Aries | 3°58' Gemini | 21°19' ScorpioR | 29°05' Taurus | 17°45' Gemini | 12°39' Aries | 12°01' AquariusR | 16°25' SagittariusR | 13°42' Taurus | Last Quarter |
| 26 | 4°49' Gemini | 25°53' Pisces | 10°05' Taurus | 27°28' Aries | 4°40' Gemini | 21°12' ScorpioR | 29°12' Taurus | 17°48' Gemini | 12°40' Aries | 12°01' AquariusR | 16°25' SagittariusR | 13°46' Taurus | Last Quarter |
| 27 | 5°46' Gemini | 8°12' Aries | 11°18' Taurus | 28°39' Aries | 5°23' Gemini | 21°04' ScorpioR | 29°20' Taurus | 17°51' Gemini | 12°42' Aries | 12°01' AquariusR | 16°23' SagittariusR | 13°50' Taurus | Waning Crescent |
| 28 | 6°44' Gemini | 20°18' Aries | 12°35' Taurus | 29°49' Aries | 6°05' Gemini | 20°57' ScorpioR | 29°28' Taurus | 17°55' Gemini | 12°43' Aries | 12°00' AquariusR | 16°22' SagittariusR | 13°53' Taurus | Waning Crescent |
| 29 | 7°42' Gemini | 2°15' Taurus | 13°54' Taurus | 1°00' Taurus | 6°47' Gemini | 20°50' ScorpioR | 29°36' Taurus | 17°58' Gemini | 12°45' Aries | 12°00' AquariusR | 16°21' SagittariusR | 13°57' Taurus | Waning Crescent |
| 30 | 8°39' Gemini | 14°07' Taurus | 15°16' Taurus | 2°10' Taurus | 7°29' Gemini | 20°43' ScorpioR | 29°43' Taurus | 18°02' Gemini | 12°46' Aries | 11°59' AquariusR | 16°20' SagittariusR | 14°01' Taurus | Waning Crescent |
| 31 | 9°37' Gemini | 25°55' Taurus | 16°41' Taurus | 3°21' Taurus | 8°11' Gemini | 20°36' ScorpioR | 29°51' Taurus | 18°05' Gemini | 12°48' Aries | 11°59' AquariusR | 16°19' SagittariusR | 14°04' Taurus | New Moon |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ 6 May, 20:00 UTCMercuryturns direct27° Aries
≈ 13 May, 00:00 UTCPlutoturns direct12° Aquarius
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
2 May, 06:38 UTCVenusenters Aries
15 May, 01:31 UTCMercuryenters Taurus
19 May, 09:29 UTCMarsenters Gemini
20 May, 23:42 UTCSunenters Gemini
28 May, 03:33 UTCVenusenters Taurus
Moon phases
2 May, 14:12 UTCNew Moon12°13' Taurus
10 May, 17:11 UTCFirst Quarter20°05' Leo
17 May, 11:19 UTCFull Moon26°36' Scorpio
24 May, 04:57 UTCLast Quarter3°05' Pisces
Void of course Moon
≈ 1 May, 10:42 UTC→1 May, 13:35 UTClast aspect: Mercury conjunction · enters Taurus
≈ 3 May, 18:51 UTC→4 May, 02:18 UTClast aspect: Saturn conjunction · enters Gemini
≈ 6 May, 10:07 UTC→6 May, 15:18 UTClast aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Cancer
≈ 8 May, 22:15 UTC→9 May, 02:56 UTClast aspect: Mercury square · enters Leo
≈ 11 May, 08:10 UTC→11 May, 11:25 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Virgo
≈ 13 May, 11:53 UTC→13 May, 15:58 UTClast aspect: Saturn trine · enters Libra
≈ 14 May, 15:40 UTC→15 May, 17:11 UTClast aspect: Venus opposition · enters Scorpio
≈ 17 May, 14:39 UTC→17 May, 16:40 UTClast aspect: Mars opposition · enters Sagittarius
≈ 18 May, 23:09 UTC→19 May, 16:23 UTClast aspect: Venus trine · enters Capricorn
≈ 21 May, 15:52 UTC→21 May, 18:10 UTClast aspect: Saturn trine · enters Aquarius
≈ 23 May, 21:20 UTC→23 May, 23:17 UTClast aspect: Saturn square · enters Pisces
≈ 26 May, 06:30 UTC→26 May, 07:58 UTClast aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Aries
≈ 26 May, 18:50 UTC→28 May, 19:27 UTClast aspect: Sun sextile · enters Taurus
≈ 31 May, 08:06 UTC→31 May, 08:19 UTClast aspect: Saturn conjunction · enters Gemini
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 2030?
In May 2030 the stations are: Mercury turns direct (6 May) and Pluto turns direct (13 May). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in May 2030?
The Full Moon is on 17 May at 11:19 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, for 00:00 Universal Time.