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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1950?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1950, the Sun was in Cancer (15°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Jupiter was 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 July 8, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°47' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°44'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1950	Jul 23, 1950 into Leo
Moon	0°52'35" Taurus	Direct	Jul 8, 1950	Jul 10, 1950 into Gemini
Mercury	12°30'32" Cancer	Direct	Jul 2, 1950	Jul 16, 1950 into Leo
Venus	13°02'11" Gemini	Direct	Jun 27, 1950	Jul 22, 1950 into Cancer
Mars	11°38'34" Libra	Direct	Jun 11, 1950	Aug 10, 1950 into Scorpio
Jupiter	7°14'21" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°57'59" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	5°51'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°36'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°50'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°07'53" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 8, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 10:13 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on July 8, 1950?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over.

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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