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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1975?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1975, the Sun was in Gemini (1°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°11' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°44'48" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1975	Jun 22, 1975 into Cancer
Moon	9°11'06" Scorpio	Direct	May 22, 1975	May 24, 1975 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°06'39" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1975	Jul 12, 1975 into Cancer
Venus	15°10'48" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1975	Jun 6, 1975 into Leo
Mars	1°37'13" Aries	Direct	May 21, 1975	Jul 1, 1975 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°04'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	16°02'25" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	29°09'52" Libra	Retrograde	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	10°39'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°38'41" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°02'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 23, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 09:22 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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