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Where Were the Planets on August 19, 1951?

Quick Answer

On August 19, 1951, the Sun was in Leo (25°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 19, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°13' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°58' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 19, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°41'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1951	Aug 23, 1951 into Virgo
Moon	27°09'30" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1951	Aug 19, 1951 into Aries
Mercury	14°58'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	17°34'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	0°40'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1951	Oct 5, 1951 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°48'02" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	0°37'07" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°23'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°26'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°41'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°34'45" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 19, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 19, 09:32 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 19, 16:58 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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