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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1951?

Quick Answer

On August 14, 1951, the Sun was in Leo (20°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter 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 August 14, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°11' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 22°00' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°53'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1951	Aug 23, 1951 into Virgo
Moon	14°35'54" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Aug 15, 1951 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°43'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	18°18'20" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	27°26'38" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Aug 18, 1951 into Leo
Jupiter	14°00'31" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	0°05'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°08'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°19'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°32'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°50'38" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 14, 1951

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

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on August 14, 1951?

The Sun and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, 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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