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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1950?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1950, the Sun was in Libra (26°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Libra. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. Mars sextiled Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°40' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°31'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1950	Oct 23, 1950 into Scorpio
Moon	25°12'41" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 18, 1950	Oct 20, 1950 into Pisces
Mercury	18°13'27" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1950	Oct 27, 1950 into Scorpio
Venus	20°18'53" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1950	Oct 28, 1950 into Scorpio
Mars	17°34'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 25, 1950	Nov 6, 1950 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°36'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 1950	Dec 1, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	26°51'10" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	9°28'50" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°26'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°36'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°37'27" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 20, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 00:51 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Oct 20, 07:17 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.
Oct 20, 20:52 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on October 20, 1950?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Neptune were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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