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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1950?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1950, the Sun was in Cancer (27°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°08' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°49' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°11'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1950	Jul 23, 1950 into Leo
Moon	1°57'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 20, 1950	Jul 22, 1950 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°36'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1950	Aug 2, 1950 into Virgo
Venus	27°19'03" Gemini	Direct	Jun 27, 1950	Jul 22, 1950 into Cancer
Mars	17°52'44" Libra	Direct	Jun 11, 1950	Aug 10, 1950 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°34'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°02'33" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	6°33'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°43'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°10'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°29'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 20, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 08:33 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jul 20, 15:09 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Exact trine

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