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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1950?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1950, the Sun was in Taurus (8°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°06' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°41' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°36'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1950	May 21, 1950 into Gemini
Moon	0°21'16" Libra	Direct	Apr 29, 1950	May 1, 1950 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°44'16" Taurus	Direct	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	23°12'03" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1950	May 5, 1950 into Aries
Mars	22°06'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	2°25'34" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°47'48" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°01'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°22'30" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°46'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°50'17" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 29, 1950

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 11:25 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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