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Where Were the Planets on July 15, 1951?

Quick Answer

On July 15, 1951, the Sun was in Cancer (22°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). No planets 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 July 15, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°08' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 15, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°11'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1951	Jul 23, 1951 into Leo
Moon	5°28'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 15, 1951	Jul 17, 1951 into Capricorn
Mercury	12°17'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Jul 27, 1951 into Virgo
Venus	5°48'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	7°43'42" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Aug 18, 1951 into Leo
Jupiter	13°32'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	27°22'09" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	10°28'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°49'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°38'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°25'57" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 15, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 15, 03:02 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on July 15, 1951?

The Sun, Mars and Uranus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer 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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