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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1950?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1950, the Sun was in Virgo (5°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°34'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1950	Sep 23, 1950 into Libra
Moon	28°02'03" Pisces	Direct	Aug 27, 1950	Aug 29, 1950 into Aries
Mercury	1°02'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1950	Sep 10, 1950 into Virgo
Venus	15°45'55" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1950	Sep 10, 1950 into Virgo
Mars	11°42'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	2°03'45" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	20°29'47" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	8°31'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°36'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°23'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°22'40" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 29, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 08:55 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Aug 29, 15:44 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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