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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 2004?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 2004, the Sun was in Gemini (10°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°44' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°12' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°21'47" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2004	Jun 21, 2004 into Cancer
Moon	2°55'34" Scorpio	Direct	May 31, 2004	Jun 2, 2004 into Sagittarius
Mercury	20°58'01" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2004	Jun 5, 2004 into Gemini
Venus	22°31'15" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	15°16'09" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 2004	Jun 23, 2004 into Leo
Jupiter	9°56'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	12°01'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°45'09" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°20'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°11'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°40'59" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on May 31, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 00:35 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
May 31, 07:08 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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