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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1950?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1950, the Sun was in Virgo (6°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% 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 30, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°19' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°40' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°32'22" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1950	Sep 23, 1950 into Libra
Moon	10°32'03" Aries	Direct	Aug 29, 1950	Sep 1, 1950 into Taurus
Mercury	1°28'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1950	Sep 10, 1950 into Virgo
Venus	16°59'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1950	Sep 10, 1950 into Virgo
Mars	12°21'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°55'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	20°37'07" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	8°33'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°38'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°25'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°19'29" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 30, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Venus 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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