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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1951?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 1951, the Sun was in Virgo (8°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°33' Virgo at midnight UTC to 14°09' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°14'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1951	Sep 23, 1951 into Libra
Moon	7°50'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 31, 1951	Sep 3, 1951 into Libra
Mercury	6°03'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	11°36'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	9°00'06" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1951	Oct 5, 1951 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°53'55" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	2°05'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°57'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°48'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°05'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°53'27" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 1, 1951

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 01:22 UTC	Jupiter square Uranus	Exact square
Sep 1, 12:51 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo	8°16' Virgo

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