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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 2010?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 2010, the Sun was in Gemini (2°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°24' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°15'40" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 2010	Jun 21, 2010 into Cancer
Moon	5°23'12" Libra	Direct	May 23, 2010	May 25, 2010 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°33'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 2010	Jun 10, 2010 into Gemini
Venus	4°07'59" Cancer	Direct	May 20, 2010	Jun 14, 2010 into Leo
Mars	22°34'20" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°55'29" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	27°52'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 7, 2010	Jul 21, 2010 into Libra
Uranus	29°51'22" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	28°41'19" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	4°54'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	14°05'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 23, 2010

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 02:49 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 23, 05:22 UTC	Jupiter opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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