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Where Were the Planets on December 19, 1951?

Quick Answer

On December 19, 1951, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 19, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°04' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°04' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 19, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°46'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1951	Dec 22, 1951 into Capricorn
Moon	3°03'47" Virgo	Direct	Dec 19, 1951	Dec 21, 1951 into Libra
Mercury	21°10'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 12, 1951	Jan 13, 1952 into Capricorn
Venus	13°10'31" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1951	Jan 2, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°04'22" Libra	Direct	Nov 24, 1951	Jan 20, 1952 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°53'15" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	13°49'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°35'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°21'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°23'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°07'08" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 19, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 19, 00:16 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine
Dec 19, 05:51 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 19, 07:52 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
Dec 19, 08:34 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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