Skip to Content
Selfgazer
Menu

The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1950?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1950, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Capricorn while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°16' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°06' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1950
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°49'03" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon16°13'38" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury27°16'44" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus17°44'47" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Mars7°26'46" LibraDirect into Virgo
Jupiter10°18'34" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn19°08'09" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus2°00'43" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune17°21'16" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto17°27'59" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node11°14'22" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on January 17, 1950

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on January 17, 1950?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.