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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 2003?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 2003, the Sun was in Gemini (1°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°13' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°44' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°57'18" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 2003	Jun 21, 2003 into Cancer
Moon	7°31'28" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 2003	May 25, 2003 into Aries
Mercury	11°30'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 2003	Jun 13, 2003 into Gemini
Venus	8°32'47" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2003	Jun 10, 2003 into Gemini
Mars	18°03'32" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	Jun 17, 2003 into Pisces
Jupiter	11°34'56" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	28°34'01" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	2°43'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°10'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°03'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°29'16" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on May 23, 2003

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 00:31 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	1°30' Pisces

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