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Where Were the Planets on September 12, 1950?

Quick Answer

On September 12, 1950, the Sun was in Virgo (19°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 12, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°46' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°54' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 12, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°09'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1950	Sep 23, 1950 into Libra
Moon	23°48'42" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1950	Sep 12, 1950 into Libra
Mercury	28°39'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 9, 1950 into Libra
Venus	3°00'15" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 4, 1950 into Libra
Mars	20°54'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°17'57" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	22°13'45" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	9°00'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°03'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°47'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°38'11" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 12, 1950

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 12, 03:38 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Virgo	18°48' Virgo
Sep 12, 22:27 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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