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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 2021?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 2021, the Sun was in Gemini (1°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°23' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 2021
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°37'05" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2021	Jun 21, 2021 into Cancer
Moon	6°11'02" Libra	Direct	May 22, 2021	May 24, 2021 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°33'14" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 2021	Jul 11, 2021 into Cancer
Venus	16°28'21" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 2021	Jun 2, 2021 into Cancer
Mars	17°40'45" Cancer	Direct	Apr 23, 2021	Jun 11, 2021 into Leo
Jupiter	0°51'23" Pisces	Direct	May 13, 2021	Jul 28, 2021 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°31'00" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	11°54'47" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	22°53'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	26°39'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°22'11" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 2020	Dec 23, 2021 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 22, 2021

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 01:35 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on May 22, 2021?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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