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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 2009?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 2009, the Sun was in Gemini (3°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 24, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°45' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°27'08" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2009	Jun 21, 2009 into Cancer
Moon	3°20'49" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2009	May 26, 2009 into Cancer
Mercury	24°21'27" Taurus	Retrograde	May 13, 2009	Jun 14, 2009 into Gemini
Venus	18°15'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 2009	Jun 6, 2009 into Taurus
Mars	24°26'52" Aries	Direct	Apr 22, 2009	May 31, 2009 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°15'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	14°57'29" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	26°03'13" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	26°28'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°42'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	3°21'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 24, 2009

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 06:33 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 24, 12:11 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	3°27' Gemini

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