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Where Were the Planets on October 13, 1951?

Quick Answer

On October 13, 1951, the Sun was in Libra (19°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 13, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°36' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°05' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 13, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°20'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1951	Oct 24, 1951 into Scorpio
Moon	0°22'53" Aries	Direct	Oct 13, 1951	Oct 15, 1951 into Taurus
Mercury	19°15'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1951	Oct 19, 1951 into Scorpio
Venus	7°56'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	5°12'12" Virgo	Direct	Oct 5, 1951	Nov 24, 1951 into Libra
Jupiter	7°46'37" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	7°12'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	13°58'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°16'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°09'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°40'00" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 13, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 13, 10:13 UTC	The Sun conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Oct 13, 11:19 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 13, 12:12 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Oct 13, 14:50 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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