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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1950?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1950, the Sun was in Leo (23°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°30' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°02'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1950	Aug 23, 1950 into Virgo
Moon	28°32'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 1950	Aug 16, 1950 into Libra
Mercury	19°54'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1950	Aug 27, 1950 into Libra
Venus	29°53'00" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1950	Aug 16, 1950 into Leo
Mars	3°31'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	3°45'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°56'28" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	7°58'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°15'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°59'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°03'58" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 16, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 14:18 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 16, 14:30 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 16, 19:33 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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