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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1950?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1950, the Sun was in Taurus (11°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°51' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 23°06' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°30'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1950	May 21, 1950 into Gemini
Moon	15°29'29" Scorpio	Direct	May 1, 1950	May 3, 1950 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°27'37" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	26°25'10" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1950	May 5, 1950 into Aries
Mars	22°00'52" Virgo	Stationing direct	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	2°53'36" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°43'22" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°09'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°18'07" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°46'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°40'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 2, 1950

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 05:19 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	11°14' Scorpio

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