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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1950?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1950, the Sun was in Virgo (29°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°43' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°46' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°53'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1950	Sep 23, 1950 into Libra
Moon	28°17'09" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 21, 1950	Sep 23, 1950 into Pisces
Mercury	18°41'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 9, 1950 into Libra
Venus	16°37'55" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 4, 1950 into Libra
Mars	28°23'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	29°07'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 1950	Dec 1, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	23°36'07" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	9°15'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°26'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°04'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°03'14" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 23, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 14:43 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 23, 15:09 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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