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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 1950?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 1950, the Sun was in Gemini (2°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 24, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°18' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°31' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°44'44" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1950	Jun 21, 1950 into Cancer
Moon	27°52'45" Leo	Direct	May 22, 1950	May 24, 1950 into Virgo
Mercury	18°50'28" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	20°47'19" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1950	Jun 1, 1950 into Taurus
Mars	24°29'31" Virgo	Direct	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	5°42'23" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°39'06" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°13'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°51'07" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°55'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°30'52" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 24, 1950

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 15:50 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 24, 21:28 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	3°07' Virgo

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