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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 1901?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 1901, the Sun was in Gemini (0°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°34' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°40'41" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1901	Jun 22, 1901 into Cancer
Moon	27°52'35" Cancer	Direct	May 20, 1901	May 22, 1901 into Leo
Mercury	10°01'00" Gemini	Direct	May 17, 1901	Jun 1, 1901 into Cancer
Venus	6°22'44" Gemini	Direct	May 17, 1901	Jun 10, 1901 into Cancer
Mars	4°08'38" Virgo	Direct	May 11, 1901	Jul 13, 1901 into Libra
Jupiter	12°20'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°50'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°30'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°53'07" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°46'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	22°20'07" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on May 22, 1901

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 15:46 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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