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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1950?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1950, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°34' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°06' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°58'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1950	Dec 22, 1950 into Capricorn
Moon	26°53'22" Pisces	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Dec 16, 1950 into Aries
Mercury	14°20'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	1°53'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Jan 7, 1951 into Aquarius
Mars	0°52'48" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°01'54" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	1°43'40" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	8°00'45" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°10'25" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°43'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°36'21" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 16, 1950

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 05:57 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	23°43' Pisces
Dec 16, 08:46 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Dec 16, 15:04 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 16, 17:58 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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