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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 1951?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 1951, the Sun was in Capricorn (5°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 28, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°28' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°44' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°56'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1951	Jan 21, 1952 into Aquarius
Moon	6°06'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1951	Dec 30, 1951 into Aquarius
Mercury	16°08'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1951	Jan 13, 1952 into Capricorn
Venus	23°44'03" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1951	Jan 2, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°50'47" Libra	Direct	Nov 24, 1951	Jan 20, 1952 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°36'09" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	14°19'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°12'28" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°30'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°16'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°38'32" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 28, 1951

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 02:23 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 28, 03:07 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Dec 28, 11:43 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	5°56' Capricorn

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