Daily planetary positions 16 May 2026 – Astrological Ephemeris (00:00 UTC)

Geocentric, tropical, apparent, airless. Source: NASA JPL Horizons.

Daily astrological ephemeris for 16 May 2026. The Sun is in Taurus at 23°. The Moon is in Taurus. Mercury is in Taurus. Venus is in Gemini. Mars is in Aries. Pluto continues retrograde in Aquarius.

Sun ♉ 23° Moon ♉ 09° 🌘 Mercury ♉ 24° Venus ♊ 25° Mars ♈ 25° Jupiter ♋ 22° Saturn ♈ 10° Uranus ♉ 28° Neptune ♈ 03° Pluto ♒ 08° ℞

Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 16 May 2026 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet	Sign	Degree	Direction	Speed	Lon
Sun	♉ Taurus	23°	n/a	+0.99°/d	52.44°
Moon	♉ Taurus 🌘	09°	n/a	+15.62°/d	39.03°
Mercury	♉ Taurus	24°	Direct	+2.21°/d	54.10°
Venus	♊ Gemini	25°	Direct	+1.32°/d	85.58°
Mars	♈ Aries	25°	Direct	+0.71°/d	25.74°
Jupiter	♋ Cancer	22°	Direct	+0.18°/d	112.61°
Saturn	♈ Aries	10°	Direct	+0.09°/d	10.42°
Uranus	♉ Taurus	28°	Direct	+0.06°/d	58.65°
Neptune	♈ Aries	03°	Direct	+0.02°/d	3.58°
Pluto	♒ Aquarius	08°	℞ Retro	−0.00°/d	308.54°

Moon positions on 16 May 2026

Waning Crescent Moon in Taurus 09° 🌘 - 28 days old - 7% lit - Lon: 39.03°.

00:00	06:00	12:00	18:00
♉ 09°	♉ 12°	♉ 16°	♉ 20°

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Planetary positions data — Zodiac Astrology Horoscopes. Positions rounded to nearest whole degree.

Daily planetary positions 16 May 2026 Astrological Ephemeris

Moon positions on 16 May 2026