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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1951?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1951, the Sun was in Pisces (4°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°32' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°03'49" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1951	Mar 21, 1951 into Aries
Moon	23°49'15" Virgo	Direct	Feb 21, 1951	Feb 23, 1951 into Libra
Mercury	21°24'24" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1951	Feb 28, 1951 into Pisces
Venus	28°10'25" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1951	Feb 24, 1951 into Aries
Mars	25°01'32" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1951	Mar 1, 1951 into Aries
Jupiter	16°24'51" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	0°51'07" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	5°33'43" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°13'55" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°17'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°57'07" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 23, 1951

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 23:00 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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