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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 1971?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 1971, the Sun was in Gemini (2°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 24, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°29' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°40'30" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1971	Jun 22, 1971 into Cancer
Moon	2°22'51" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 1971	May 26, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	8°12'57" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1971	Jun 7, 1971 into Gemini
Venus	7°13'09" Taurus	Direct	May 18, 1971	Jun 12, 1971 into Gemini
Mars	9°56'02" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	1°26'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°50'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	9°40'48" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°40'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°02'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°21'31" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 24, 1971

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 08:00 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 24, 12:32 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	2°42' Gemini

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