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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1951?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1951, the Sun was in Virgo (2°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% 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 26, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°06' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°26'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1951	Sep 23, 1951 into Libra
Moon	25°11'15" Gemini	Direct	Aug 24, 1951	Aug 26, 1951 into Cancer
Mercury	11°27'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	14°57'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	5°10'12" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1951	Oct 5, 1951 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°22'38" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	1°23'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°42'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°37'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°54'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°12'31" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 26, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 21:44 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on August 26, 1951?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo 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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