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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 1950?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 1950, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°39' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°02'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1950	Feb 19, 1950 into Pisces
Moon	27°58'02" Gemini	Direct	Jan 28, 1950	Jan 30, 1950 into Cancer
Mercury	18°09'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1950	Feb 14, 1950 into Aquarius
Venus	11°19'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	10°05'42" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°23'29" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	18°34'24" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°33'44" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°18'58" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°10'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°33'04" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 30, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 13:30 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
Jan 30, 15:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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