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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 2005?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 2005, the Sun was in Gemini (2°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°46' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°59' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°27'05" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2005	Jun 21, 2005 into Cancer
Moon	27°50'28" Scorpio	Direct	May 21, 2005	May 23, 2005 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°51'22" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 2005	May 28, 2005 into Gemini
Venus	16°21'45" Gemini	Direct	May 10, 2005	Jun 3, 2005 into Cancer
Mars	16°08'11" Pisces	Direct	May 1, 2005	Jun 12, 2005 into Aries
Jupiter	9°10'33" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°40'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	10°33'32" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°36'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	23°43'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°46'43" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 23, 2005

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 01:21 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square
May 23, 15:38 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 23, 20:18 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	2°47' Sagittarius

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