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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1951?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1951, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°27' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°27' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°37'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	29°26'59" Gemini	Direct	Jan 18, 1951	Jan 20, 1951 into Cancer
Mercury	5°29'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	15°49'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1951	Jan 31, 1951 into Pisces
Mars	28°23'24" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	8°36'55" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°18'01" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	6°32'32" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°31'59" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°05'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°45'09" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 20, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 13:05 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jan 20, 20:51 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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