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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1951?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1951, the Sun was in Virgo (29°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

The Sun entered Libra, and Libra season began. Mercury sextiled Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°06' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°38'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1951	Sep 23, 1951 into Libra
Moon	3°10'57" Cancer	Direct	Sep 23, 1951	Sep 25, 1951 into Leo
Mercury	14°10'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	2°09'05" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	22°51'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1951	Oct 5, 1951 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°25'58" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	4°44'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	13°39'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°32'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°42'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°43'33" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 23, 1951

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 04:13 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	29°20' Gemini
Sep 23, 04:16 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Sep 23, 05:34 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Sep 23, 20:37 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox

Born on September 23, 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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