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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 1950?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 1950, the Sun was in Leo (6°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% 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 30, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°51' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°22' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°44'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1950	Aug 23, 1950 into Virgo
Moon	23°40'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 28, 1950	Jul 30, 1950 into Pisces
Mercury	25°44'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1950	Aug 2, 1950 into Virgo
Venus	9°18'28" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1950	Aug 16, 1950 into Leo
Mars	23°26'22" Libra	Direct	Jun 11, 1950	Aug 10, 1950 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°42'42" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°02'58" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	7°06'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°52'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°28'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°57'59" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 30, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 23:18 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on July 30, 1950?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo 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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