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.

Ephemeris May 2030
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 and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.

Data generated on 9 September 2026.