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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1951?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1951, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°50' Pisces at midnight UTC to 28°52' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°28'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	22°25'06" Pisces	Direct	Jan 10, 1951	Jan 13, 1951 into Aries
Mercury	1°55'04" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	5°47'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1951	Jan 31, 1951 into Pisces
Mars	22°05'15" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°56'23" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°21'52" Libra	Stationing direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	6°51'47" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°30'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°16'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°10'34" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 12, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 04:29 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Exact trine

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