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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1993?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1993, the Sun was in Gemini (2°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°42' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°21'49" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1993	Jun 21, 1993 into Cancer
Moon	25°15'17" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1993	May 23, 1993 into Cancer
Mercury	11°15'26" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1993	Jun 2, 1993 into Cancer
Venus	18°01'17" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	12°53'40" Leo	Direct	Apr 27, 1993	Jun 23, 1993 into Virgo
Jupiter	4°51'59" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	0°04'14" Pisces	Direct	May 21, 1993	Jun 30, 1993 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°53'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	20°54'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	23°54'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°52'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 23, 1993

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 20:37 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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Uranus and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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.

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