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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1974?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1974, the Sun was in Gemini (1°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°58'49" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1974	Jun 21, 1974 into Cancer
Moon	24°04'53" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1974	May 23, 1974 into Cancer
Mercury	21°23'30" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1974	May 29, 1974 into Cancer
Venus	21°01'58" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1974	May 31, 1974 into Taurus
Mars	19°56'00" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	14°45'52" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	3°32'11" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	24°18'06" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°25'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°11'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°22'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 23, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 21:45 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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