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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1950?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 27°40' Capricorn. Venus opposed Pluto while Venus was retrograde. Possessiveness and power plays in love or money. Venus trined Neptune while Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°40' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°50'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1949	Jan 20, 1950 into Aquarius
Moon	29°56'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 16, 1950	Jan 18, 1950 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°58'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1950	Feb 14, 1950 into Aquarius
Venus	17°26'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	7°42'06" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°32'41" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°06'08" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°58'27" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°21'18" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°26'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°11'11" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 18, 1950

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 08:00 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	27°40' Capricorn
Jan 18, 11:38 UTC	Venus opposite Pluto	Possessiveness and power plays in love or money.
Jan 18, 12:06 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 18, 18:08 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.

Born on January 18, 1950?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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