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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1950?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1950, the Sun was in Taurus (26°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°07' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°00'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1950	May 21, 1950 into Gemini
Moon	1°03'17" Gemini	Direct	May 17, 1950	May 19, 1950 into Cancer
Mercury	21°46'03" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	12°54'55" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1950	Jun 1, 1950 into Taurus
Mars	23°08'13" Virgo	Direct	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	4°56'15" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°34'58" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°51'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°58'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°51'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°53'06" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 17, 1950

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 00:55 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	25°34' Taurus
May 17, 09:52 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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