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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1950?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn, 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 January 5, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°35' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°35'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1949	Jan 20, 1950 into Aquarius
Moon	28°54'33" Cancer	Direct	Jan 3, 1950	Jan 5, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	3°12'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1950	Jan 15, 1950 into Capricorn
Venus	18°13'49" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	3°48'40" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°31'28" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°24'12" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°29'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°18'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°42'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°52'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 5, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 13:57 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on January 5, 1950?

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aquarius streak alongside their Capricorn Sun.

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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