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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1950?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 1950, the Sun was in Taurus (27°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°59' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°56'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1950	May 21, 1950 into Gemini
Moon	25°01'42" Gemini	Direct	May 17, 1950	May 19, 1950 into Cancer
Mercury	20°41'45" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	15°09'19" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1950	Jun 1, 1950 into Taurus
Mars	23°28'30" Virgo	Direct	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	5°10'12" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°35'38" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°57'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°56'19" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°52'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°46'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 19, 1950

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 19, 07:26 UTC	Venus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
May 19, 21:50 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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