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May 1949

A full moon in Scorpio on May 12 and a new moon in Gemini on May 27; Mercury stations retrograde on May 22.

Mars square Pluto

14°16′ Taurus–Leo · May 19, 3:40 am ET

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This month

  • First Quarter · LeoMay 5 · 5:34 pm
  • Full Moon · ScorpioMay 12 · 8:51 am
  • Last Quarter · AquariusMay 19 · 3:23 pm
  • New Moon · GeminiMay 27 · 6:24 pm
  • BeltaneMay 5 · 4:37 pm
  • Saturn stations directMay 1 · 4:32 am
  • Jupiter stations retrogradeMay 20 · 11:32 am
  • Mercury stations retrogradeMay 22 · 10:11 pm

Mercury retrograde May 22 – Jun 15

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Mars square PlutoMay 19 · 3:40 am
  • Mars square JupiterMay 2 · 3:08 am
  • Mercury trine JupiterMay 3 · 12:37 am
  • Sun square PlutoMay 4 · 7:55 pm
  • Mercury sextile PlutoMay 14 · 6:46 am
  • Venus trine JupiterMay 15 · 2:02 pm
  • Sun trine JupiterMay 23 · 11:40 am
  • Venus trine NeptuneMay 24 · 3:07 am
  • Venus sextile PlutoMay 25 · 12:27 pm