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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1951?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1951, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury opposed Uranus while Mercury was retrograde. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°10' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°56' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°19'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	26°31'18" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 2, 1951	Jan 4, 1951 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°08'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	25°45'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Jan 7, 1951 into Aquarius
Mars	15°47'10" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°21'12" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°18'43" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	7°12'03" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°27'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°25'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°35'59" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 4, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 10:40 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Jan 4, 17:38 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on January 4, 1951?

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

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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