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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1951?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1951, the Sun was in Aries (26°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°05' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°56' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°40'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 20, 1951 into Taurus
Moon	0°28'23" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1951	Apr 19, 1951 into Libra
Mercury	8°10'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 1951	May 1, 1951 into Aries
Venus	2°32'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 15, 1951	May 11, 1951 into Cancer
Mars	5°16'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°04'04" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	26°56'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	5°54'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°55'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°27'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°08'44" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 17, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 11:07 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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