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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1950?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Jupiter. A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 20°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°07'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	14°54'34" Cancer	Direct	Dec 24, 1950	Dec 26, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	17°50'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	13°11'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Jan 7, 1951 into Aquarius
Mars	7°55'38" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°31'10" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°05'00" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	7°37'54" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°19'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°35'51" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°07'45" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 25, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 23:03 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Born on December 25, 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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