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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 2022?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 2022, the Sun was in Gemini (2°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 2022. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 18°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 2022
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°20'57" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 2022	Jun 21, 2022 into Cancer
Moon	11°26'37" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 2022	May 24, 2022 into Aries
Mercury	29°44'42" Taurus	Retrograde	May 23, 2022	Jun 13, 2022 into Gemini
Venus	24°01'21" Aries	Direct	May 2, 2022	May 28, 2022 into Taurus
Mars	28°54'10" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 2022	May 24, 2022 into Aries
Jupiter	2°19'05" Aries	Direct	May 10, 2022	Oct 28, 2022 into Pisces
Saturn	25°07'35" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	15°50'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	25°06'08" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	28°28'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	21°59'19" Taurus	Direct	Dec 23, 2021	Jul 12, 2023 into Aries

Sky Events on May 23, 2022

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 01:15 UTC	Mercury re-enters Taurus (retrograde)	Leaves Gemini
May 23, 11:03 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

Born on May 23, 2022?

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