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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1952?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1952, the Sun was in Gemini (9°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°31' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°27' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°57'37" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1952	Jun 21, 1952 into Cancer
Moon	5°28'40" Virgo	Direct	May 31, 1952	Jun 2, 1952 into Libra
Mercury	29°42'20" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1952	May 31, 1952 into Gemini
Venus	3°18'31" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1952	Jun 22, 1952 into Cancer
Mars	1°47'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	7°33'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	8°16'41" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°07'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°09'33" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°18'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°26'04" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 31, 1952

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 00:56 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 31, 15:26 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 31, 21:47 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	10°21' Virgo

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