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Where Were the Planets on May 13, 1950?

Quick Answer

On May 13, 1950, the Sun was in Taurus (22°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 13, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°48' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°40' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 13, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°09'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1950	May 21, 1950 into Gemini
Moon	13°45'27" Aries	Direct	May 12, 1950	May 14, 1950 into Taurus
Mercury	24°06'34" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	8°27'36" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1950	Jun 1, 1950 into Taurus
Mars	22°35'13" Virgo	Direct	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	4°26'34" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°34'55" Virgo	Stationing direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°39'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°03'20" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°49'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°05'49" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 13, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 13, 1950?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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