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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1923?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1923, the Sun was in Taurus (28°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 26°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°26'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1923	May 22, 1923 into Gemini
Moon	20°30'45" Cancer	Direct	May 18, 1923	May 21, 1923 into Leo
Mercury	10°33'11" Gemini	Retrograde	May 1, 1923	Jul 8, 1923 into Cancer
Venus	28°39'19" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1923	May 21, 1923 into Taurus
Mars	23°08'01" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1923	May 30, 1923 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°13'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	13°58'07" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°06'10" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°32'14" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°41'34" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°57'25" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on May 20, 1923

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on May 20, 1923?

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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