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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.

The Sun met Neptune in Libra. Edges blur. Strong on imagination and compassion, weak on clarity. Mercury met Neptune in Libra. The Sun met Mercury in Libra.

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	Edges blur. Strong on imagination and compassion, weak on clarity.
Oct 13, 11:19 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 13, 12:12 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Oct 13, 14:50 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on October 13, 1951?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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