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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1950?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1950, the Sun was in Aries (15°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 29°36' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°08'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1950	Apr 20, 1950 into Taurus
Moon	22°11'29" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 4, 1950	Apr 6, 1950 into Sagittarius
Mercury	24°03'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1950	Apr 8, 1950 into Taurus
Venus	28°56'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	27°03'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	28°06'26" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	13°53'25" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°15'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°00'50" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°53'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°06'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 5, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 5, 1950?

Venus 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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