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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1951?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1951, the Sun was in Cancer (24°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% 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 17, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°08' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°06'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1951	Jul 23, 1951 into Leo
Moon	5°32'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 17, 1951	Jul 19, 1951 into Aquarius
Mercury	15°32'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Jul 27, 1951 into Virgo
Venus	7°16'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	9°03'40" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Aug 18, 1951 into Leo
Jupiter	13°39'53" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	27°31'09" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	10°35'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°50'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°41'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°19'36" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 17, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 03:14 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on July 17, 1951?

The Sun, Mars and Uranus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. Mars and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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