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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1951?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1951, the Sun was in Aries (17°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°14' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°31' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°50'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 20, 1951 into Taurus
Moon	11°25'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 7, 1951	Apr 10, 1951 into Gemini
Mercury	6°26'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1951	May 1, 1951 into Aries
Venus	21°49'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 15, 1951 into Gemini
Mars	28°34'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1951	Apr 10, 1951 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°59'12" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	27°32'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	5°40'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°10'37" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°31'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°37'19" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 8, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 04:10 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Apr 8, 19:49 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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