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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1950?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Capricorn, and Capricorn season began.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°03' Gemini at midnight UTC to 14°55' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°04'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	8°58'57" Gemini	Direct	Dec 21, 1950	Dec 24, 1950 into Cancer
Mercury	18°03'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	9°25'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Jan 7, 1951 into Aquarius
Mars	5°34'30" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°00'19" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	1°58'48" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	7°45'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°16'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°38'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°17'17" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 22, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 10:12 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice

Born on December 22, 1950?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn 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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