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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1950?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1950, the Sun was in Pisces (10°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Aquarius. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°20'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1950	Mar 21, 1950 into Aries
Moon	1°57'50" Leo	Direct	Mar 1, 1950	Mar 3, 1950 into Virgo
Mercury	19°55'42" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1950	Mar 7, 1950 into Pisces
Venus	4°33'07" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	9°07'43" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°29'35" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	16°30'16" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	0°58'08" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°53'36" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°27'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°57'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 1, 1950

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Mar 1, 22:34 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on March 1, 1950?

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aquarius streak alongside their Pisces Sun. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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