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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1950?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1950, the Sun was in Virgo (0°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°25' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°44'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1950	Sep 23, 1950 into Libra
Moon	21°24'15" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 22, 1950	Aug 25, 1950 into Aquarius
Mercury	27°48'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1950	Aug 27, 1950 into Libra
Venus	9°38'33" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1950	Sep 10, 1950 into Virgo
Mars	8°31'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	2°43'13" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	19°53'24" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	8°19'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°27'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°14'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°38'33" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 24, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 04:15 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine

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