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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1951?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1951, the Sun was in Aries (11°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°10' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°41' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°56'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 20, 1951 into Taurus
Moon	23°57'52" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 31, 1951	Apr 2, 1951 into Pisces
Mercury	0°27'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1951	May 1, 1951 into Aries
Venus	14°37'13" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 15, 1951 into Gemini
Mars	24°05'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1951	Apr 10, 1951 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°34'19" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	27°58'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	5°33'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°20'29" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°35'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°56'23" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 2, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 03:28 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 2, 22:44 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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