Ephemeris May 2031

May 2031 opens with Mars and Jupiter both moving retrograde. A penumbral lunar eclipse falls on 7 May in Scorpio. On 7 May Venus enters Cancer. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Ephemeris May 2031
Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	10°27' Taurus	23°50' Leo	13°48' Aries	23°05' Gemini	15°06' ScorpioR	28°36' SagittariusR	8°10' Gemini	20°32' Gemini	14°04' Aries	13°36' Aquarius	28°15' ScorpioR	16°11' Taurus	First Quarter
2	11°25' Taurus	6°19' Virgo	14°42' Aries	24°12' Gemini	14°45' ScorpioR	28°33' SagittariusR	8°18' Gemini	20°35' Gemini	14°06' Aries	13°36' Aquarius	28°14' ScorpioR	16°15' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
3	12°23' Taurus	19°08' Virgo	15°40' Aries	25°19' Gemini	14°23' ScorpioR	28°30' SagittariusR	8°25' Gemini	20°38' Gemini	14°08' Aries	13°37' Aquarius	28°12' ScorpioR	16°19' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
4	13°21' Taurus	2°20' Libra	16°40' Aries	26°25' Gemini	14°01' ScorpioR	28°27' SagittariusR	8°32' Gemini	20°41' Gemini	14°10' Aries	13°37' Aquarius	28°10' ScorpioR	16°23' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
5	14°19' Taurus	15°55' Libra	17°43' Aries	27°31' Gemini	13°39' ScorpioR	28°23' SagittariusR	8°40' Gemini	20°44' Gemini	14°12' Aries	13°37' Aquarius	28°08' ScorpioR	16°27' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
6	15°17' Taurus	29°54' Libra	18°50' Aries	28°37' Gemini	13°17' ScorpioR	28°20' SagittariusR	8°47' Gemini	20°47' Gemini	14°14' Aries	13°37' Aquarius	28°07' ScorpioR	16°31' Taurus	Full Moon
7	16°16' Taurus	14°12' Scorpio	19°58' Aries	29°43' Gemini	12°55' ScorpioR	28°16' SagittariusR	8°54' Gemini	20°50' Gemini	14°16' Aries	13°38' Aquarius	28°06' ScorpioR	16°35' Taurus	Full Moon
8	17°14' Taurus	28°45' Scorpio	21°10' Aries	0°48' Cancer	12°33' ScorpioR	28°12' SagittariusR	9°02' Gemini	20°53' Gemini	14°18' Aries	13°38' Aquarius	28°05' Scorpio	16°39' Taurus	Full Moon
9	18°12' Taurus	13°27' Sagittarius	22°23' Aries	1°54' Cancer	12°11' ScorpioR	28°08' SagittariusR	9°09' Gemini	20°57' Gemini	14°20' Aries	13°38' Aquarius	28°06' Scorpio	16°43' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
10	19°10' Taurus	28°12' Sagittarius	23°40' Aries	2°59' Cancer	11°49' ScorpioR	28°03' SagittariusR	9°17' Gemini	21°00' Gemini	14°22' Aries	13°38' Aquarius	28°06' Scorpio	16°47' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
11	20°08' Taurus	12°52' Capricorn	24°59' Aries	4°04' Cancer	11°27' ScorpioR	27°59' SagittariusR	9°24' Gemini	21°03' Gemini	14°24' Aries	13°38' Aquarius	28°07' Scorpio	16°51' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
12	21°06' Taurus	27°22' Capricorn	26°20' Aries	5°08' Cancer	11°06' ScorpioR	27°54' SagittariusR	9°32' Gemini	21°06' Gemini	14°26' Aries	13°38' Aquarius	28°08' Scorpio	16°55' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
13	22°04' Taurus	11°39' Aquarius	27°43' Aries	6°13' Cancer	10°44' ScorpioR	27°49' SagittariusR	9°39' Gemini	21°09' Gemini	14°28' Aries	13°38' Aquarius	28°08' Scorpio	16°59' Taurus	Last Quarter
14	23°01' Taurus	25°39' Aquarius	29°09' Aries	7°17' Cancer	10°23' ScorpioR	27°45' SagittariusR	9°47' Gemini	21°12' Gemini	14°30' Aries	13°39' Aquarius	28°08' ScorpioR	17°03' Taurus	Last Quarter
15	23°59' Taurus	9°23' Pisces	0°36' Taurus	8°21' Cancer	10°02' ScorpioR	27°39' SagittariusR	9°54' Gemini	21°16' Gemini	14°32' Aries	13°39' AquariusR	28°08' ScorpioR	17°07' Taurus	Last Quarter
16	24°57' Taurus	22°50' Pisces	2°06' Taurus	9°24' Cancer	9°42' ScorpioR	27°34' SagittariusR	10°02' Gemini	21°19' Gemini	14°34' Aries	13°39' AquariusR	28°08' ScorpioR	17°10' Taurus	Waning Crescent
17	25°55' Taurus	6°00' Aries	3°39' Taurus	10°28' Cancer	9°22' ScorpioR	27°29' SagittariusR	10°10' Gemini	21°22' Gemini	14°35' Aries	13°38' AquariusR	28°07' ScorpioR	17°14' Taurus	Waning Crescent
18	26°53' Taurus	18°55' Aries	5°13' Taurus	11°31' Cancer	9°02' ScorpioR	27°23' SagittariusR	10°17' Gemini	21°25' Gemini	14°37' Aries	13°38' AquariusR	28°07' ScorpioR	17°18' Taurus	Waning Crescent
19	27°51' Taurus	1°36' Taurus	6°50' Taurus	12°33' Cancer	8°43' ScorpioR	27°18' SagittariusR	10°25' Gemini	21°29' Gemini	14°39' Aries	13°38' AquariusR	28°07' ScorpioR	17°22' Taurus	Waning Crescent
20	28°49' Taurus	14°05' Taurus	8°29' Taurus	13°36' Cancer	8°24' ScorpioR	27°12' SagittariusR	10°33' Gemini	21°32' Gemini	14°41' Aries	13°38' AquariusR	28°07' Scorpio	17°26' Taurus	New Moon
21	29°46' Taurus	26°22' Taurus	10°09' Taurus	14°38' Cancer	8°06' ScorpioR	27°06' SagittariusR	10°40' Gemini	21°36' Gemini	14°43' Aries	13°38' AquariusR	28°07' Scorpio	17°30' Taurus	New Moon
22	0°44' Gemini	8°30' Gemini	11°53' Taurus	15°40' Cancer	7°48' ScorpioR	27°00' SagittariusR	10°48' Gemini	21°39' Gemini	14°44' Aries	13°38' AquariusR	28°07' ScorpioR	17°34' Taurus	New Moon
23	1°42' Gemini	20°29' Gemini	13°38' Taurus	16°42' Cancer	7°31' ScorpioR	26°54' SagittariusR	10°56' Gemini	21°42' Gemini	14°46' Aries	13°38' AquariusR	28°07' ScorpioR	17°38' Taurus	New Moon
24	2°40' Gemini	2°23' Cancer	15°25' Taurus	17°43' Cancer	7°15' ScorpioR	26°48' SagittariusR	11°04' Gemini	21°46' Gemini	14°48' Aries	13°37' AquariusR	28°06' ScorpioR	17°42' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
25	3°37' Gemini	14°13' Cancer	17°15' Taurus	18°44' Cancer	6°59' ScorpioR	26°41' SagittariusR	11°11' Gemini	21°49' Gemini	14°49' Aries	13°37' AquariusR	28°06' ScorpioR	17°46' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
26	4°35' Gemini	26°02' Cancer	19°06' Taurus	19°45' Cancer	6°44' ScorpioR	26°35' SagittariusR	11°19' Gemini	21°53' Gemini	14°51' Aries	13°37' AquariusR	28°05' ScorpioR	17°50' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
27	5°33' Gemini	7°55' Leo	21°00' Taurus	20°45' Cancer	6°29' ScorpioR	26°28' SagittariusR	11°27' Gemini	21°56' Gemini	14°53' Aries	13°37' AquariusR	28°04' ScorpioR	17°54' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
28	6°30' Gemini	19°55' Leo	22°56' Taurus	21°45' Cancer	6°16' ScorpioR	26°21' SagittariusR	11°35' Gemini	21°59' Gemini	14°54' Aries	13°36' AquariusR	28°03' ScorpioR	17°57' Taurus	First Quarter
29	7°28' Gemini	2°05' Virgo	24°54' Taurus	22°44' Cancer	6°03' ScorpioR	26°15' SagittariusR	11°43' Gemini	22°03' Gemini	14°56' Aries	13°36' AquariusR	28°03' ScorpioR	18°01' Taurus	First Quarter
30	8°25' Gemini	14°31' Virgo	26°54' Taurus	23°44' Cancer	5°51' ScorpioR	26°08' SagittariusR	11°50' Gemini	22°06' Gemini	14°57' Aries	13°35' AquariusR	28°03' Scorpio	18°05' Taurus	First Quarter
31	9°23' Gemini	27°16' Virgo	28°56' Taurus	24°42' Cancer	5°40' ScorpioR	26°01' SagittariusR	11°58' Gemini	22°10' Gemini	14°59' Aries	13°35' AquariusR	28°03' Scorpio	18°09' Taurus	First Quarter

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 14 May, 19:00 UTCPlutoturns retrograde13° Aquarius

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

Sign changes

7 May, 06:07 UTCVenusenters Cancer

14 May, 14:01 UTCMercuryenters Taurus

21 May, 05:29 UTCSunenters Gemini

31 May, 12:24 UTCMercuryenters Gemini

Moon phases

7 May, 03:40 UTCFull Moon16°24' Scorpio

13 May, 19:07 UTCLast Quarter22°50' Aquarius

21 May, 07:17 UTCNew Moon0°04' Gemini

29 May, 11:19 UTCFirst Quarter7°55' Virgo

Void of course Moon

≈ 1 May, 09:12 UTC→1 May, 11:56 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Virgo

≈ 3 May, 17:03 UTC→3 May, 19:49 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Libra

≈ 5 May, 21:39 UTC→6 May, 00:11 UTClast aspect: Venus trine · enters Scorpio

≈ 7 May, 03:40 UTC→8 May, 02:02 UTClast aspect: Sun opposition · enters Sagittarius

≈ 9 May, 23:47 UTC→10 May, 02:57 UTClast aspect: Jupiter conjunction · enters Capricorn

≈ 11 May, 22:05 UTC→12 May, 04:24 UTClast aspect: Mercury square · enters Aquarius

≈ 14 May, 06:45 UTC→14 May, 07:32 UTClast aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Pisces

≈ 16 May, 08:31 UTC→16 May, 13:00 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Aries

≈ 18 May, 15:51 UTC→18 May, 20:56 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Taurus

≈ 19 May, 22:59 UTC→21 May, 07:09 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Gemini

≈ 23 May, 12:49 UTC→23 May, 19:11 UTClast aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Cancer

≈ 25 May, 10:03 UTC→26 May, 08:01 UTClast aspect: Venus conjunction · enters Leo

≈ 28 May, 12:39 UTC→28 May, 19:55 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Virgo

≈ 31 May, 03:39 UTC→31 May, 05:02 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Libra

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 2031?

In May 2031 the stations are: Pluto turns retrograde (14 May). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in May 2031?

The Full Moon is on 7 May at 03:40 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.