The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on March 26, 1950?

Quick Answer

On March 26, 1950, the Sun was in Aries (5°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 26, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°15' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°35' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 26, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°15'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1950	Apr 20, 1950 into Taurus
Moon	1°23'43" Cancer	Direct	Mar 26, 1950	Mar 28, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	3°38'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1950	Apr 8, 1950 into Taurus
Venus	20°02'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	0°45'33" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	26°03'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	14°33'41" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°03'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°17'11" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°00'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°38'19" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 26, 1950

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 26, 09:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 26, 20:10 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	5°36' Cancer

Born on March 26, 1950?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.