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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1951?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°46'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Moon	5°03'21" Libra	Direct	May 17, 1951	May 19, 1951 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°23'39" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1951	Jun 9, 1951 into Gemini
Venus	7°17'52" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1951	Jun 7, 1951 into Leo
Mars	27°02'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Jupiter	5°27'47" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	25°39'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	7°05'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°12'10" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°29'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°33'25" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 17, 1951

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 03:04 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 17, 07:32 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
May 17, 08:56 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine

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