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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1950?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1950, the Sun was in Taurus (17°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°24' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 18°31' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°19'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1950	May 21, 1950 into Gemini
Moon	12°01'29" Aquarius	Direct	May 7, 1950	May 9, 1950 into Pisces
Mercury	26°34'47" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	2°56'41" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1950	Jun 1, 1950 into Taurus
Mars	22°08'57" Virgo	Direct	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	3°46'18" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°37'13" Virgo	Retrograde	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°25'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°09'47" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°47'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°21'42" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 8, 1950

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 00:07 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
May 8, 22:32 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	17°45' Aquarius

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