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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1950?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1950, the Sun was in Libra (10°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°32' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°44' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°41'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1950	Oct 23, 1950 into Scorpio
Moon	12°36'47" Cancer	Direct	Oct 3, 1950	Oct 5, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	22°57'53" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 9, 1950 into Libra
Venus	0°19'09" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1950	Oct 28, 1950 into Scorpio
Mars	6°04'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 25, 1950	Nov 6, 1950 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°14'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 1950	Dec 1, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	24°57'30" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	9°25'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°50'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°19'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°28'17" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 4, 1950

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 05:51 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 4, 07:53 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	10°31' Cancer

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