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Where Were the Planets on March 2, 1951?

Quick Answer

On March 2, 1951, the Sun was in Pisces (11°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 2, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°22' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°35' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 2, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°05'49" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1951	Mar 21, 1951 into Aries
Moon	1°29'23" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 2, 1951	Mar 4, 1951 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°26'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1951	Mar 16, 1951 into Aries
Venus	6°49'04" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 1951	Mar 21, 1951 into Taurus
Mars	0°26'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1951	Apr 10, 1951 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°05'56" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	0°22'09" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	5°27'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°06'03" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°08'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°34'53" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 2, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 09:29 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 2, 09:43 UTC	Mars opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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