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Where Were the Planets on May 14, 1950?

Quick Answer

On May 14, 1950, the Sun was in Taurus (23°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Taurus while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. The Sun trined Mars.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 14, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°40' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°28' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 14, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°07'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1950	May 21, 1950 into Gemini
Moon	25°35'08" Aries	Direct	May 12, 1950	May 14, 1950 into Taurus
Mercury	23°31'26" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	9°34'14" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1950	Jun 1, 1950 into Taurus
Mars	22°42'30" Virgo	Direct	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	4°34'13" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°34'46" Virgo	Stationing direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°42'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°02'07" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°49'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°02'38" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 14, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 14, 00:20 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Effort pays off. Confidence and physical energy line up behind what you already want.
May 14, 18:16 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
May 14, 20:58 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on May 14, 1950?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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