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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1951?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1951, the Sun was in Aries (2°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°47' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°36' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°02'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 20, 1951 into Taurus
Moon	2°40'29" Libra	Direct	Mar 23, 1951	Mar 25, 1951 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°50'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 16, 1951	Apr 2, 1951 into Taurus
Venus	2°31'38" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 15, 1951 into Gemini
Mars	16°32'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1951	Apr 10, 1951 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°10'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	28°45'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	5°26'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°36'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°43'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°28'10" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 23, 1951

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 07:20 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 23, 10:37 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra	1°52' Libra

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