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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1951?

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On May 17, 1951, the Sun was in Taurus (25°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus met Uranus in Cancer. Sudden attractions, abrupt exits, and taste that changes overnight. The Sun trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°16' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°57' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1951
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°46'47" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon5°03'21" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury1°23'39" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus7°17'52" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars27°02'59" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter5°27'47" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn25°39'17" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus7°05'48" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune17°12'10" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto17°29'11" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node15°33'25" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 17, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo
Venus conjunct UranusSudden attractions, abrupt exits, and taste that changes overnight.
The Sun trine SaturnSteady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Born on May 17, 1951?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Venus and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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