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Where Were the Planets on September 18, 1950?

Quick Answer

On September 18, 1950, the Sun was in Virgo (25°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 18, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°00' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°10' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 18, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°00'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1950	Sep 23, 1950 into Libra
Moon	20°07'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 17, 1950	Sep 19, 1950 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°38'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 9, 1950 into Libra
Venus	10°25'47" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 4, 1950 into Libra
Mars	24°57'47" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	29°37'33" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 1950	Dec 1, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	22°58'43" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	9°09'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°16'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°56'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°19'07" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 18, 1950

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 18, 04:55 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Sep 18, 08:56 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Sep 18, 20:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	25°22' Sagittarius

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