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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 1951?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 1951, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 15, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°50' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°32'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	29°54'48" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1951	Jan 15, 1951 into Taurus
Mercury	2°27'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	9°33'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1951	Jan 31, 1951 into Pisces
Mars	24°27'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°33'30" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°21'14" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	6°44'24" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°31'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°12'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°01'02" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 15, 1951

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 15, 00:23 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	24°02' Aries
Jan 15, 04:51 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Jan 15, 12:10 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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