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Where Were the Planets on September 20, 1951?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 1951, the Sun was in Virgo (26°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% 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 20, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°50' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°09' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°42'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1951	Sep 23, 1951 into Libra
Moon	27°02'18" Taurus	Direct	Sep 18, 1951	Sep 20, 1951 into Gemini
Mercury	9°40'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	2°31'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	20°59'19" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1951	Oct 5, 1951 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°49'02" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	4°22'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	13°35'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°25'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°37'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°53'05" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 20, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 17:46 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on September 20, 1951?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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