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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 2004?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 2004, the Sun was in Gemini (2°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Venus, 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, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°31' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°26' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°41'09" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2004	Jun 21, 2004 into Cancer
Moon	19°28'28" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 2004	May 24, 2004 into Leo
Mercury	8°42'39" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2004	Jun 5, 2004 into Gemini
Venus	25°31'15" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	10°12'56" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 2004	Jun 23, 2004 into Leo
Jupiter	9°25'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	11°07'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°39'39" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°23'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°23'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	10°06'24" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on May 23, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 23, 2004?

Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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