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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 2011?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 2011, the Sun was in Gemini (2°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (63% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°20' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 23°41' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°01'46" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 2011	Jun 21, 2011 into Cancer
Moon	17°33'19" Aquarius	Direct	May 22, 2011	May 24, 2011 into Pisces
Mercury	11°10'42" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 2011	Jun 2, 2011 into Gemini
Venus	9°11'54" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 2011	Jun 9, 2011 into Gemini
Mars	9°07'41" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 2011	Jun 21, 2011 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°25'57" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	10°47'52" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°40'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°54'01" Pisces	Direct	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°02'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	24°45'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 23, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 08:25 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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