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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1951?

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On April 18, 1951, the Sun was in Aries (27°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars sextiled Uranus. Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°57' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°12' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1951
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°38'55" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon13°31'57" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury7°51'47" TaurusRetrograde into Aries
Venus3°43'33" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars6°00'19" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter29°17'43" PiscesDirect into Aries
Saturn26°52'23" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus5°56'25" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune17°54'13" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto17°26'52" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node17°05'33" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 18, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars sextile UranusBold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Born on April 18, 1951?

Mercury and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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