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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1950?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1950, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°39' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°41' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°55'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1950	Feb 19, 1950 into Pisces
Moon	3°42'25" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1950	Jan 25, 1950 into Taurus
Mercury	20°22'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1950	Feb 14, 1950 into Aquarius
Venus	15°21'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	8°51'21" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°43'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	18°54'32" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°47'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°20'55" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°19'51" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°55'18" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 23, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 04:37 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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