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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1951?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1951, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°24' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°12' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°44'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1951	Dec 22, 1951 into Capricorn
Moon	9°18'09" Leo	Direct	Dec 16, 1951	Dec 19, 1951 into Virgo
Mercury	23°51'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 12, 1951	Jan 13, 1952 into Capricorn
Venus	10°51'16" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1951	Jan 2, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°59'32" Libra	Direct	Nov 24, 1951	Jan 20, 1952 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°45'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	13°42'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°40'06" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°19'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°24'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°13'29" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 17, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 03:08 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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