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Where Were the Planets on August 10, 1950?

Quick Answer

On August 10, 1950, the Sun was in Leo (17°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mars moved from Libra into Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 10, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 10, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°16'52" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1950	Aug 23, 1950 into Virgo
Moon	9°03'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 9, 1950	Aug 12, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	12°22'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1950	Aug 27, 1950 into Libra
Venus	22°35'40" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1950	Aug 16, 1950 into Leo
Mars	29°52'49" Libra	Direct	Jun 11, 1950	Aug 10, 1950 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°30'07" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°15'04" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	7°41'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°06'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°48'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°23'02" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 10, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 10, 16:47 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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The Sun and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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