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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1950?

Quick Answer

On August 14, 1950, the Sun was in Leo (21°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% 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 14, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°21' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°52' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°07'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1950	Aug 23, 1950 into Virgo
Moon	1°05'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 1950	Aug 16, 1950 into Libra
Mercury	17°32'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1950	Aug 27, 1950 into Libra
Venus	27°27'02" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1950	Aug 16, 1950 into Leo
Mars	2°18'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°00'42" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°42'32" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	7°52'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°12'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°55'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°10'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 14, 1950

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 14, 10:03 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on August 14, 1950?

Mercury and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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