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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1951?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1951, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°28' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°35' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°38'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1951	Feb 19, 1951 into Pisces
Moon	11°31'12" Cancer	Direct	Jan 20, 1951	Jan 23, 1951 into Leo
Mercury	6°20'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	17°04'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1951	Jan 31, 1951 into Pisces
Mars	29°10'38" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	8°49'49" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°17'03" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	6°30'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°31'59" Libra	Stationing direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°04'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°41'58" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 21, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 16:19 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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