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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1950?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1950, the Sun was in Libra (14°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% 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 October 8, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°15' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°52' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°38'06" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1950	Oct 23, 1950 into Scorpio
Moon	4°01'04" Virgo	Direct	Oct 8, 1950	Oct 10, 1950 into Libra
Mercury	28°19'06" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 9, 1950 into Libra
Venus	5°18'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1950	Oct 28, 1950 into Scorpio
Mars	8°55'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 25, 1950	Nov 6, 1950 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°00'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 1950	Dec 1, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	25°26'35" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	9°27'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°59'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°24'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°15'35" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 8, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 04:53 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on October 8, 1950?

The Sun, Venus and Neptune were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over.

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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