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Where Were the Planets on February 27, 1950?

Quick Answer

On February 27, 1950, the Sun was in Pisces (8°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 27, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°27' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 27, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°20'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1950	Mar 21, 1950 into Aries
Moon	5°45'44" Cancer	Direct	Feb 27, 1950	Mar 1, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	16°56'47" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1950	Mar 7, 1950 into Pisces
Venus	3°58'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	9°32'45" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°01'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	16°39'43" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	0°59'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°56'02" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°30'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°04'06" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 27, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 27, 01:02 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Feb 27, 04:58 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Feb 27, 11:48 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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