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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 2021?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 2021, the Sun was in Gemini (3°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were 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 24, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 13°08' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 2021
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°32'24" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2021	Jun 21, 2021 into Cancer
Moon	5°36'39" Scorpio	Direct	May 24, 2021	May 26, 2021 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°33'48" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 2021	Jul 11, 2021 into Cancer
Venus	18°55'22" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 2021	Jun 2, 2021 into Cancer
Mars	18°54'15" Cancer	Direct	Apr 23, 2021	Jun 11, 2021 into Leo
Jupiter	1°01'41" Pisces	Direct	May 13, 2021	Jul 28, 2021 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°30'59" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	12°01'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	22°55'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	26°38'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°15'50" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 2020	Dec 23, 2021 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 24, 2021

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 03:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on May 24, 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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