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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 2048?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 2048, the Sun is in Gemini (3°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Saturn are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 2048. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°59' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°54' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 2048
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°02'25" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2048	Jun 20, 2048 into Cancer
Moon	3°54'04" Libra	Direct	May 23, 2048	May 25, 2048 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°09'52" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 2048	Jul 7, 2048 into Cancer
Venus	1°36'16" Gemini	Direct	May 22, 2048	Jun 15, 2048 into Cancer
Mars	17°08'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 21, 2048	Sep 17, 2048 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°59'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 2048	Sep 23, 2048 into Cancer
Saturn	15°19'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 22, 2047	Jan 21, 2050 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°03'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2046	Dec 8, 2051 into Libra
Neptune	21°45'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	8°02'30" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	29°05'14" Sagittarius	Direct	May 6, 2048	Nov 23, 2049 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 23, 2048

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 05:14 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 23, 19:11 UTC	Jupiter square Uranus	Exact square

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