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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1950?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°24' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°30'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1949	Jan 20, 1950 into Aquarius
Moon	7°32'40" Gemini	Direct	Dec 31, 1949	Jan 3, 1950 into Cancer
Mercury	29°58'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 1949	Jan 1, 1950 into Aquarius
Venus	17°09'08" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	2°23'44" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°36'58" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°26'06" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°39'42" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°16'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°47'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°05'12" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 1, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 12:39 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 1, 20:42 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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