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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1905?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1905, the Sun was in Gemini (1°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°59' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°56' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°39'38" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1905	Jun 22, 1905 into Cancer
Moon	1°31'07" Aquarius	Direct	May 23, 1905	May 25, 1905 into Pisces
Mercury	6°33'31" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1905	Jun 8, 1905 into Gemini
Venus	28°42'06" Aries	Direct	May 9, 1905	May 28, 1905 into Taurus
Mars	12°25'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°39'41" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1905	Jul 21, 1905 into Gemini
Saturn	2°31'43" Pisces	Direct	Apr 13, 1905	Aug 17, 1905 into Aquarius
Uranus	3°27'31" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	6°32'53" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°43'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	4°55'00" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on May 23, 1905

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 09:11 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 23, 11:45 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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