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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 2009?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 2009, the Sun was in Gemini (10°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°54' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°29' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°10'19" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2009	Jun 21, 2009 into Cancer
Moon	14°44'04" Virgo	Direct	May 30, 2009	Jun 1, 2009 into Libra
Mercury	22°52'35" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	May 13, 2009	Jun 14, 2009 into Gemini
Venus	24°28'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 2009	Jun 6, 2009 into Taurus
Mars	29°42'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 22, 2009	May 31, 2009 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°40'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	15°05'26" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	26°14'31" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	26°28'53" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°33'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	2°59'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 31, 2009

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 03:22 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	9°50' Virgo
May 31, 21:17 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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