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Where Were the Planets on May 25, 2004?

Quick Answer

On May 25, 2004, the Sun was in Gemini (4°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars met Saturn in Cancer. Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes. Mercury sextiled Saturn. Mercury sextiled Mars.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 25, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°28' Leo at midnight UTC to 19°41' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 25, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°36'28" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2004	Jun 21, 2004 into Cancer
Moon	13°33'46" Leo	Direct	May 24, 2004	May 26, 2004 into Virgo
Mercury	11°31'46" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2004	Jun 5, 2004 into Gemini
Venus	24°59'40" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	11°28'47" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 2004	Jun 23, 2004 into Leo
Jupiter	9°32'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	11°20'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°41'19" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°22'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°20'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	10°00'03" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on May 25, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 25, 05:38 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.
May 25, 08:38 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
May 25, 10:32 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Born on May 25, 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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