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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 1951?

Quick Answer

On August 2, 1951, the Sun was in Leo (9°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°26' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°28' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°23'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1951	Aug 23, 1951 into Virgo
Moon	4°27'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1951	Aug 4, 1951 into Virgo
Mercury	6°38'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	16°14'03" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	19°37'41" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Aug 18, 1951 into Leo
Jupiter	14°10'32" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	28°53'13" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	11°30'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°04'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°10'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°28'46" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 2, 1951

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 03:07 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 2, 22:39 UTC	New Moon in Leo	9°49' Leo

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