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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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°49'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1949	Jan 20, 1950 into Aquarius
Moon	16°13'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 16, 1950	Jan 18, 1950 into Aquarius
Mercury	27°16'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1950	Feb 14, 1950 into Aquarius
Venus	17°44'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	7°26'46" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°18'34" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°08'09" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°00'43" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°21'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°27'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°14'22" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 17, 1950

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 16:46 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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