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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1904?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1904, the Sun was in Gemini (1°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°56' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°03' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°54'11" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1904	Jun 21, 1904 into Cancer
Moon	16°00'15" Virgo	Direct	May 22, 1904	May 24, 1904 into Libra
Mercury	17°38'52" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1904	Jun 14, 1904 into Gemini
Venus	19°27'38" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1904	Jun 1, 1904 into Gemini
Mars	3°46'24" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1904	Jun 30, 1904 into Cancer
Jupiter	19°28'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1904	Aug 8, 1904 into Taurus
Saturn	20°56'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	29°01'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°23'44" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°44'36" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°14'42" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on May 23, 1904

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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