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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1951?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1951, the Sun was in Libra (7°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°28' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°29'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1951	Oct 24, 1951 into Scorpio
Moon	12°42'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°01'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	2°53'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	27°49'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1951	Oct 5, 1951 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°22'16" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	5°43'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	13°49'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°49'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°53'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°18'08" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 1, 1951

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 01:57 UTC	New Moon in Libra	7°05' Libra

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