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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1952?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1952, the Sun was in Taurus (11°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°44' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°02'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1952	May 21, 1952 into Gemini
Moon	3°50'19" Leo	Direct	May 1, 1952	May 3, 1952 into Virgo
Mercury	14°32'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1952	May 14, 1952 into Taurus
Venus	26°28'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1952	May 4, 1952 into Taurus
Mars	10°27'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°37'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	9°28'16" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	10°45'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°46'42" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°05'32" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°01'23" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 1, 1952

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 01:31 UTC	The Sun opposite Mars	Exact opposition
May 1, 04:12 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 1, 04:22 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

Born on May 1, 1952?

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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