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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 2020?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 2020, the Sun was in Gemini (1°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°20' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 2020
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°51'04" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2020	Jun 20, 2020 into Cancer
Moon	29°10'56" Taurus	Direct	May 20, 2020	May 22, 2020 into Gemini
Mercury	20°25'51" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 2020	May 28, 2020 into Cancer
Venus	20°08'44" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2020	Aug 7, 2020 into Cancer
Mars	6°20'08" Pisces	Direct	May 13, 2020	Jun 28, 2020 into Aries
Jupiter	27°08'31" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 2019	Dec 19, 2020 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°51'07" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 22, 2020	Jul 1, 2020 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°03'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	20°41'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	24°49'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°41'52" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 2018	Jun 4, 2020 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 22, 2020

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 08:40 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
May 22, 12:01 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
May 22, 13:35 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 22, 15:46 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
May 22, 17:39 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	2°05' Gemini

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