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Where Were the Planets on September 13, 1951?

Quick Answer

On September 13, 1951, the Sun was in Virgo (19°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). 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 September 13, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°04' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°22' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 13, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°53'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1951	Sep 23, 1951 into Libra
Moon	23°14'50" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1951	Sep 13, 1951 into Pisces
Mercury	2°39'06" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	4°45'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	16°35'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1951	Oct 5, 1951 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°40'00" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	3°31'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	13°23'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°11'23" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°26'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°15'19" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 13, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 13, 23:21 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on September 13, 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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