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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1950?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1950, the Sun was in Aries (26°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°36' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°25' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°54'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1950	Apr 20, 1950 into Taurus
Moon	28°31'32" Aries	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Apr 17, 1950 into Taurus
Mercury	15°38'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	10°40'51" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1950	May 5, 1950 into Aries
Mars	23°42'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	0°23'13" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°14'18" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°35'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°41'10" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°47'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°28'25" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 17, 1950

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 08:25 UTC	New Moon in Aries	26°46' Aries
Apr 17, 14:30 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 17, 14:59 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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