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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1941?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1941, the Sun was in Gemini (1°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°20' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°56'52" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1941	Jun 21, 1941 into Cancer
Moon	2°14'35" Taurus	Direct	May 23, 1941	May 25, 1941 into Gemini
Mercury	20°19'15" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1941	May 29, 1941 into Cancer
Venus	10°59'03" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 1941	Jun 7, 1941 into Cancer
Mars	4°53'39" Pisces	Direct	May 16, 1941	Jul 2, 1941 into Aries
Jupiter	29°17'03" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	19°52'27" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°32'08" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°57'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°20'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°37'35" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 23, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 07:26 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 23, 22:05 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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