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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1923?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1923, the Sun was in Gemini (1°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°17' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°53' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°19'53" Gemini	Direct	May 22, 1923	Jun 22, 1923 into Cancer
Moon	0°03'26" Virgo	Direct	May 23, 1923	May 25, 1923 into Libra
Mercury	9°35'25" Gemini	Retrograde	May 1, 1923	Jul 8, 1923 into Cancer
Venus	2°15'44" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1923	Jun 15, 1923 into Gemini
Mars	25°07'20" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1923	May 30, 1923 into Cancer
Jupiter	11°52'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	13°50'40" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°10'43" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°34'39" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°45'10" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°47'53" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on May 23, 1923

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 11:53 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 23, 14:25 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	1°26' Virgo

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