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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1951?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1951, the Sun was in Pisces (27°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°28' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°05'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1951	Mar 21, 1951 into Aries
Moon	27°34'23" Cancer	Direct	Mar 16, 1951	Mar 18, 1951 into Leo
Mercury	3°59'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 16, 1951	Apr 2, 1951 into Taurus
Venus	26°26'32" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 1951	Mar 21, 1951 into Taurus
Mars	12°44'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1951	Apr 10, 1951 into Taurus
Jupiter	21°58'25" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	29°08'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	5°24'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°44'11" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°49'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°44'03" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 18, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 16:44 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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