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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 1951?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 1951, the Sun was in Gemini (0°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°56' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 26°07' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°35'26" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jun 22, 1951 into Cancer
Moon	18°32'57" Sagittarius	Direct	May 21, 1951	May 23, 1951 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°24'57" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1951	Jun 9, 1951 into Gemini
Venus	12°53'58" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1951	Jun 7, 1951 into Leo
Mars	0°36'18" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jul 3, 1951 into Cancer
Jupiter	6°25'09" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	25°34'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	7°20'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°06'26" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°31'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°17'31" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 22, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 13:22 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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