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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1951?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1951, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°59' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°00' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°59'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1951	Jan 21, 1952 into Aquarius
Moon	6°32'25" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1951	Jan 1, 1952 into Pisces
Mercury	16°46'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1951	Jan 13, 1952 into Capricorn
Venus	26°06'07" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1951	Jan 2, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mars	19°53'07" Libra	Direct	Nov 24, 1951	Jan 20, 1952 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°47'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	14°24'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°07'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°32'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°14'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°32'11" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 30, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 01:35 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on December 30, 1951?

Mars, Saturn and Neptune were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. Mars and Neptune sat 2 degrees 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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