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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1952?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1952, the Sun was in Taurus (26°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Taurus. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching. Mercury opposed Mars while Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°06' Pisces at midnight UTC to 15°01' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°30'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1952	May 21, 1952 into Gemini
Moon	8°05'27" Pisces	Direct	May 16, 1952	May 19, 1952 into Aries
Mercury	4°20'31" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1952	May 31, 1952 into Gemini
Venus	16°07'17" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1952	May 28, 1952 into Gemini
Mars	4°52'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°23'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	8°40'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	11°25'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°24'35" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°09'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°10'33" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 17, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 12:55 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.
May 17, 18:56 UTC	Mercury opposite Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Born on May 17, 1952?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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