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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1951?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1951, the Sun was in Taurus (2°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% 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 23, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°12' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°03' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°31'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Moon	24°38'04" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 23, 1951 into Sagittarius
Mercury	5°15'24" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 1951	May 1, 1951 into Aries
Venus	9°37'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 15, 1951	May 11, 1951 into Cancer
Mars	9°41'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°25'15" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	26°34'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	6°05'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°46'12" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°25'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°49'40" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 23, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 20:39 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on April 23, 1951?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over.

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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