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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 2013?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 2013, the Sun was in Gemini (10°11' 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 31, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 13°16' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°11'39" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2013	Jun 21, 2013 into Cancer
Moon	6°33'00" Pisces	Direct	May 31, 2013	Jun 2, 2013 into Aries
Mercury	0°19'45" Cancer	Direct	May 31, 2013	Aug 8, 2013 into Leo
Venus	26°49'48" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 2013	Jun 3, 2013 into Cancer
Mars	0°02'26" Gemini	Direct	May 31, 2013	Jul 13, 2013 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°08'57" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	5°55'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°38'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	5°21'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°02'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	15°37'27" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on May 31, 2013

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 00:29 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 31, 07:06 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 31, 10:38 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 31, 18:58 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	10°28' Pisces

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