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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1951?

Quick Answer

On June 16, 1951, the Sun was in Gemini (24°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 16, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°35' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 19°08' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°32'14" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jun 22, 1951 into Cancer
Moon	11°48'57" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 15, 1951	Jun 17, 1951 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°40'12" Gemini	Direct	Jun 9, 1951	Jun 24, 1951 into Cancer
Venus	9°38'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 7, 1951	Jul 8, 1951 into Virgo
Mars	18°04'28" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jul 3, 1951 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°32'41" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	25°49'38" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	8°43'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°47'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°55'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°58'06" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 16, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 16, 06:25 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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