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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1950?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1950, the Sun was in Leo (16°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% 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 August 9, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°37' Gemini at midnight UTC to 2°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°19'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1950	Aug 23, 1950 into Virgo
Moon	26°42'20" Gemini	Direct	Aug 7, 1950	Aug 9, 1950 into Cancer
Mercury	11°00'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1950	Aug 27, 1950 into Libra
Venus	21°22'56" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1950	Aug 16, 1950 into Leo
Mars	29°16'53" Libra	Direct	Jun 11, 1950	Aug 10, 1950 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°37'15" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°08'18" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	7°38'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°05'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°46'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°26'13" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 9, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 18:26 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on August 9, 1950?

The Sun and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, 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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