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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1950?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°03' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°46' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°12'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	4°23'41" Virgo	Direct	Dec 29, 1950	Dec 31, 1950 into Libra
Mercury	14°51'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	18°13'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Jan 7, 1951 into Aquarius
Mars	11°04'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°13'54" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°11'46" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	7°27'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°23'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°32'04" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°55'03" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 29, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 03:41 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 29, 17:43 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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