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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1931?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1931, the Sun was in Gemini (1°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (35% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°13' Leo at midnight UTC to 21°08' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°23'31" Gemini	Direct	May 22, 1931	Jun 22, 1931 into Cancer
Moon	14°10'20" Leo	Direct	May 22, 1931	May 24, 1931 into Virgo
Mercury	7°12'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1931	Jun 11, 1931 into Gemini
Venus	2°52'38" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1931	Jun 14, 1931 into Gemini
Mars	20°43'34" Leo	Direct	Mar 30, 1931	Jun 10, 1931 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°35'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	22°57'39" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°50'38" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°00'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°11'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°04'01" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 23, 1931

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 14:46 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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