The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on April 27, 1951?

Quick Answer

On April 27, 1951, the Sun was in Taurus (6°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (62% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 27, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°15' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 27, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°25'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Moon	23°13'30" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 25, 1951	Apr 27, 1951 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°34'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 1951	May 1, 1951 into Aries
Venus	14°18'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 15, 1951	May 11, 1951 into Cancer
Mars	12°36'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1951	May 21, 1951 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°18'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	26°22'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	6°14'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°39'58" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°25'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°36'57" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 27, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 27, 07:22 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 27, 23:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on April 27, 1951?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.