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Where Were the Planets on March 28, 1950?

Quick Answer

On March 28, 1950, the Sun was in Aries (7°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Aries. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Mars moved from Libra into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 28, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°14' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°14' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 28, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°14'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1950	Apr 20, 1950 into Taurus
Moon	26°41'34" Cancer	Direct	Mar 26, 1950	Mar 28, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	7°39'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1950	Apr 8, 1950 into Taurus
Venus	21°44'33" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	29°59'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	26°28'38" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	14°25'10" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°05'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°13'57" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°58'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°31'58" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 28, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 28, 02:27 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Mar 28, 11:02 UTC	Mars re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Mar 28, 18:04 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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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