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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1951?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1951, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto 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 January 2, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°42' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°44' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°16'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	27°40'33" Libra	Direct	Dec 31, 1950	Jan 2, 1951 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°45'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	23°14'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Jan 7, 1951 into Aquarius
Mars	14°12'44" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°58'21" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°16'50" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	7°17'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°25'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°27'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°42'20" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 2, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 15:57 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on January 2, 1951?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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