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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1950?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1950, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°16' Libra at midnight UTC to 25°32' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°47'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1950	Dec 22, 1950 into Capricorn
Moon	18°21'05" Libra	Direct	Dec 4, 1950	Dec 6, 1950 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°35'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	18°03'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 1950	Dec 14, 1950 into Capricorn
Mars	22°19'00" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1950	Dec 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Jupiter	0°27'28" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	1°06'44" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	8°26'56" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°55'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°48'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°11'18" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 5, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 01:56 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 5, 09:25 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 5, 21:08 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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