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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1950?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°45' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°02' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°14'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	0°22'10" Libra	Direct	Dec 31, 1950	Jan 2, 1951 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°26'39" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	20°44'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1950	Jan 7, 1951 into Aquarius
Mars	12°38'22" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°35'55" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°14'31" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	7°22'23" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°24'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°30'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°48'41" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 31, 1950

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 11:19 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on December 31, 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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