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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1951?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1951, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 16°44' Capricorn. Venus moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°04' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°06' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°22'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	11°37'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1951	Jan 8, 1951 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°59'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	29°31'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Jan 7, 1951 into Aquarius
Mars	18°08'54" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°56'12" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°20'44" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	7°04'22" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°28'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°22'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°26'27" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 7, 1951

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 20:10 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	16°44' Capricorn
Jan 7, 21:10 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on January 7, 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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