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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1952?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1952, the Sun was in Gemini (2°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°09' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°16'53" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1952	Jun 21, 1952 into Cancer
Moon	28°36'05" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1952	May 23, 1952 into Gemini
Mercury	14°20'53" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1952	May 31, 1952 into Gemini
Venus	23°29'16" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1952	May 28, 1952 into Gemini
Mars	3°15'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°46'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	8°27'53" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	11°42'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°17'33" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°12'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°51'29" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 23, 1952

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 14:37 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 23, 19:28 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	2°35' Gemini

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