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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1950?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1950, the Sun was in Leo (19°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% 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 12, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°04' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°12'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1950	Aug 23, 1950 into Virgo
Moon	4°32'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 12, 1950	Aug 14, 1950 into Virgo
Mercury	15°01'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1950	Aug 27, 1950 into Libra
Venus	25°01'16" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1950	Aug 16, 1950 into Leo
Mars	1°05'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°15'34" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°28'44" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	7°47'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°09'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°52'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°16'41" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 12, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 03:36 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on August 12, 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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