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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1950?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1950, the Sun was in Aries (19°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°25' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°54' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°03'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1950	Apr 20, 1950 into Taurus
Moon	19°13'11" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 8, 1950	Apr 10, 1950 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°00'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	2°44'27" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1950	May 5, 1950 into Aries
Mars	25°46'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	28°53'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	13°39'08" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°21'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°54'15" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°51'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°53'50" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 9, 1950

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 03:44 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 9, 11:42 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	19°03' Capricorn

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