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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 1999?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 1999, the Sun was in Gemini (2°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mars, 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 24, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°04' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°21' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°53'23" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1999	Jun 21, 1999 into Cancer
Moon	29°14'29" Virgo	Direct	May 22, 1999	May 24, 1999 into Libra
Mercury	1°19'49" Gemini	Direct	May 23, 1999	Jun 7, 1999 into Cancer
Venus	17°14'22" Cancer	Direct	May 8, 1999	Jun 5, 1999 into Leo
Mars	25°13'19" Libra	Retrograde	May 5, 1999	Jul 5, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°25'57" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1999	Jun 28, 1999 into Taurus
Saturn	10°09'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	16°47'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°17'20" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	9°18'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°48'01" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 24, 1999

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 13:28 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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