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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.

The Sun met Mars in Gemini. Energy runs high and patience runs short. Good for starting things, hard on waiting.

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	Energy runs high and patience runs short. Good for starting things, hard on waiting.

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The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Gemini, 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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