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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1951?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1951, the Sun was in Aries (15°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°03' Aries at midnight UTC to 22°45' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°52'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 20, 1951 into Taurus
Moon	16°26'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 5, 1951	Apr 7, 1951 into Taurus
Mercury	4°52'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1951	May 1, 1951 into Aries
Venus	19°25'37" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 15, 1951 into Gemini
Mars	27°05'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1951	Apr 10, 1951 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°31'02" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	27°41'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	5°38'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°13'55" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°32'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°43'41" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 6, 1951

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 10:52 UTC	New Moon in Aries	15°50' Aries

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