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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 2001?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 2001, the Sun was in Gemini (2°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°27' Gemini at midnight UTC to 14°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°24'56" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2001	Jun 21, 2001 into Cancer
Moon	7°21'50" Gemini	Direct	May 22, 2001	May 25, 2001 into Cancer
Mercury	24°42'54" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 2001	Jul 12, 2001 into Cancer
Venus	17°40'01" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	28°09'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°27'25" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	4°06'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°49'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°44'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°14'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°08'38" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 23, 2001

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 02:46 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	2°03' Gemini
May 23, 14:52 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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