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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1947?

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On May 18, 1947, the Sun was in Taurus (26°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Aries. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat. Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°57' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1947
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°42'16" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon28°54'49" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury29°51'27" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus28°05'09" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars28°00'16" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter22°10'06" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn3°41'09" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus20°23'35" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Neptune8°17'48" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto11°07'02" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node2°52'10" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on May 18, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct MarsDesire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.
Mercury enters GeminiLeaves Taurus
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on May 18, 1947?

Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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