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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1950?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1950, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°18' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°57' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°15'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1950	Feb 19, 1950 into Pisces
Moon	4°40'08" Pisces	Direct	Feb 17, 1950	Feb 19, 1950 into Aries
Mercury	3°16'10" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1950	Mar 7, 1950 into Pisces
Venus	3°19'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	10°51'55" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°40'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	17°25'23" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°07'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°06'47" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°44'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°35'52" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 17, 1950

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 03:10 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 17, 12:56 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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