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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1950?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°09' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°15' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°34'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1949	Jan 20, 1950 into Aquarius
Moon	15°41'07" Cancer	Direct	Jan 3, 1950	Jan 5, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	2°34'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1950	Jan 15, 1950 into Capricorn
Venus	18°00'49" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	3°27'57" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°17'47" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°24'51" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°32'05" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°17'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°44'04" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°55'40" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 4, 1950

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 07:48 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	13°23' Cancer

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