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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1951?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1951, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°54' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°20' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°40'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1951	Feb 19, 1951 into Pisces
Moon	6°06'31" Leo	Direct	Jan 23, 1951	Jan 25, 1951 into Virgo
Mercury	8°12'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	19°34'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1951	Jan 31, 1951 into Pisces
Mars	0°45'06" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1951	Mar 1, 1951 into Aries
Jupiter	9°15'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°14'48" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	6°25'41" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°31'54" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°01'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°35'37" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 23, 1951

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 00:11 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 23, 01:48 UTC	Venus opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Jan 23, 02:04 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jan 23, 04:47 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	2°22' Leo
Jan 23, 11:13 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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