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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1951?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1951, the Sun was in Leo (27°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, 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 21, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°20' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°37'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1951	Aug 23, 1951 into Virgo
Moon	23°51'58" Aries	Direct	Aug 19, 1951	Aug 21, 1951 into Taurus
Mercury	14°25'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	17°00'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	1°57'39" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1951	Oct 5, 1951 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°41'42" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	0°50'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°28'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°29'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°45'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°28'24" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 21, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 23:26 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on August 21, 1951?

The Sun, Mars and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over.

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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