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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1950?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°58' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°08'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	27°04'07" Cancer	Direct	Dec 24, 1950	Dec 26, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	17°22'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	14°27'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Jan 7, 1951 into Aquarius
Mars	8°42'43" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°41'41" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°06'51" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	7°35'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°20'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°34'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°04'35" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 26, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 17:45 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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