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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 2011?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 2011, the Sun was in Gemini (2°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 24, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°42' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°50' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°59'26" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 2011	Jun 21, 2011 into Cancer
Moon	29°48'03" Aquarius	Direct	May 22, 2011	May 24, 2011 into Pisces
Mercury	12°49'32" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 2011	Jun 2, 2011 into Gemini
Venus	10°24'49" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 2011	Jun 9, 2011 into Gemini
Mars	9°52'13" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 2011	Jun 21, 2011 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°39'03" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	10°45'53" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°42'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°54'22" Pisces	Direct	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°01'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	24°42'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 24, 2011

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 12:23 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 24, 18:52 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	3°16' Pisces

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