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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1951?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1951, the Sun was in Virgo (7°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°10' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°33' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°16'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1951	Sep 23, 1951 into Libra
Moon	25°20'21" Leo	Direct	Aug 29, 1951	Aug 31, 1951 into Virgo
Mercury	6°58'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	12°12'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	8°21'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1951	Oct 5, 1951 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°59'08" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	1°58'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°54'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°46'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°03'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°56'37" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 31, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 08:09 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Aug 31, 20:59 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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