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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1951?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1951, the Sun was in Cancer (26°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°16' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 27°54' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°57'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1951	Jul 23, 1951 into Leo
Moon	20°38'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 19, 1951	Jul 21, 1951 into Pisces
Mercury	20°10'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Jul 27, 1951 into Virgo
Venus	9°21'22" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	11°03'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Aug 18, 1951 into Leo
Jupiter	13°49'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	27°45'11" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	10°46'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°52'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°46'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°10'04" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 20, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 00:34 UTC	Mars conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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