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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1950?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1950, the Sun was in Cancer (23°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°12' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°08' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°22'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1950	Jul 23, 1950 into Leo
Moon	8°39'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1950	Jul 18, 1950 into Virgo
Mercury	29°33'38" Cancer	Direct	Jul 2, 1950	Jul 16, 1950 into Leo
Venus	22°32'38" Gemini	Direct	Jun 27, 1950	Jul 22, 1950 into Cancer
Mars	15°44'35" Libra	Direct	Jun 11, 1950	Aug 10, 1950 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°50'40" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°40'00" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	6°19'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°40'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°03'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°42'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 16, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 17:07 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on July 16, 1950?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. Mars and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, 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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