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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1951?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1951, the Sun was in Taurus (15°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°55' Taurus at midnight UTC to 26°03' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°09'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Moon	20°00'31" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1951	May 7, 1951 into Gemini
Mercury	28°30'08" Aries	Retrograde	May 1, 1951	May 15, 1951 into Taurus
Venus	24°45'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 15, 1951	May 11, 1951 into Cancer
Mars	19°09'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Jupiter	3°14'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	25°58'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	6°35'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°26'37" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°25'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°08'22" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 6, 1951

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 01:36 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	14°44' Taurus

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