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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1950?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°07' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°47' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°37'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1949	Jan 20, 1950 into Aquarius
Moon	25°56'58" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1950	Jan 7, 1950 into Virgo
Mercury	3°58'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1950	Jan 15, 1950 into Capricorn
Venus	18°33'05" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	4°29'01" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°58'58" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°22'36" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°24'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°19'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°40'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°46'08" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 7, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 19:05 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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