Skip to Content
Selfgazer
Menu

The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1981?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1981, the Sun was in Gemini (2°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury opposed Neptune. Misunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°03' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°25' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun2°15'23" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon22°13'28" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury24°36'09" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Venus14°20'48" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars20°49'45" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter0°28'18" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn3°07'49" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus27°55'25" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune24°03'34" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto21°56'31" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node4°58'17" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on May 23, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury opposite NeptuneMisunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details.

Born on May 23, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.