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Where Were the Planets on April 19, 1951?

Quick Answer

On April 19, 1951, the Sun was in Aries (28°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 19, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°13' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°54' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 19, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°37'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1951	Apr 20, 1951 into Taurus
Moon	27°00'38" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1951	Apr 19, 1951 into Libra
Mercury	7°28'07" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 1951	May 1, 1951 into Aries
Venus	4°54'29" Gemini	Direct	Apr 15, 1951	May 11, 1951 into Cancer
Mars	6°44'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°31'19" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	26°48'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	5°58'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°52'36" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°26'34" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°02'22" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 19, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 19, 17:13 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree 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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