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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1993?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1993, the Sun was in Gemini (0°26' 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 21, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°46' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°26'23" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1993	Jun 21, 1993 into Cancer
Moon	29°24'30" Taurus	Direct	May 19, 1993	May 21, 1993 into Gemini
Mercury	6°59'21" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1993	Jun 2, 1993 into Cancer
Venus	16°28'57" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	11°50'06" Leo	Direct	Apr 27, 1993	Jun 23, 1993 into Virgo
Jupiter	4°55'27" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	0°00'34" Pisces	Direct	May 21, 1993	Jun 30, 1993 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°56'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	20°56'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	23°57'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°58'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 21, 1993

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 00:53 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
May 21, 01:01 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 05:00 UTC	Saturn enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 21, 13:07 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 14:19 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Gemini	0°31' Gemini

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