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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1951?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1951, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°00'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1951	Feb 19, 1951 into Pisces
Moon	25°35'30" Gemini	Direct	Feb 14, 1951	Feb 16, 1951 into Cancer
Mercury	10°09'19" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1951	Feb 28, 1951 into Pisces
Venus	19°29'54" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1951	Feb 24, 1951 into Aries
Mars	19°34'36" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1951	Mar 1, 1951 into Aries
Jupiter	14°44'47" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	1°17'04" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	5°41'52" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°20'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°27'33" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°19'22" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 16, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 16:03 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Feb 16, 20:51 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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