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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1950?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1950, the Sun was in Cancer (24°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Jupiter was 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 July 17, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°09' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°19'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1950	Jul 23, 1950 into Leo
Moon	21°42'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1950	Jul 18, 1950 into Virgo
Mercury	1°36'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1950	Aug 2, 1950 into Virgo
Venus	23°44'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 27, 1950	Jul 22, 1950 into Cancer
Mars	16°16'19" Libra	Direct	Jun 11, 1950	Aug 10, 1950 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°46'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°45'33" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	6°23'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°41'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°05'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°39'17" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 17, 1950

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

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

Born on July 17, 1950?

Mars and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, 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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