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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1950?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1950, the Sun was in Leo (12°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°29'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1950	Aug 23, 1950 into Virgo
Moon	8°53'05" Taurus	Direct	Aug 4, 1950	Aug 7, 1950 into Gemini
Mercury	5°14'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1950	Aug 27, 1950 into Libra
Venus	16°32'32" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1950	Aug 16, 1950 into Leo
Mars	26°54'45" Libra	Direct	Jun 11, 1950	Aug 10, 1950 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°04'49" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°41'38" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	7°25'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°59'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°39'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°38'55" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 5, 1950

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 09:36 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Aug 5, 19:56 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	12°48' Taurus

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