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Where Were the Planets on June 8, 1951?

Quick Answer

On June 8, 1951, the Sun was in Gemini (16°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 8, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°28' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 8, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°53'33" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jun 22, 1951 into Cancer
Moon	28°24'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 6, 1951	Jun 8, 1951 into Leo
Mercury	28°29'08" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1951	Jun 9, 1951 into Gemini
Venus	1°21'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 7, 1951	Jul 8, 1951 into Virgo
Mars	12°32'24" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jul 3, 1951 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°21'26" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	25°37'56" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	8°16'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°51'40" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°46'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°23'31" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 8, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 8, 11:13 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jun 8, 15:11 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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