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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1951?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1951, the Sun was in Gemini (1°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°11' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°33'06" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jun 22, 1951 into Cancer
Moon	3°41'56" Capricorn	Direct	May 23, 1951	May 25, 1951 into Aquarius
Mercury	6°23'25" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1951	Jun 9, 1951 into Gemini
Venus	14°00'40" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1951	Jun 7, 1951 into Leo
Mars	1°18'49" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jul 3, 1951 into Cancer
Jupiter	6°36'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	25°34'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	7°23'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°05'21" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°32'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°14'21" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 23, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 06:06 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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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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