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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1951?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1951, the Sun was in Cancer (27°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°54' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°55'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1951	Jul 23, 1951 into Leo
Moon	5°04'37" Pisces	Direct	Jul 21, 1951	Jul 23, 1951 into Aries
Mercury	21°39'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Jul 27, 1951 into Virgo
Venus	10°00'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	11°43'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Aug 18, 1951 into Leo
Jupiter	13°52'07" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	27°50'01" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	10°49'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°53'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°48'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°06'53" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 21, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 03:28 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jul 21, 09:40 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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