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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1950?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1950, the Sun was in Virgo (24°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (35% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

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

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°40' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°01'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1950	Sep 23, 1950 into Libra
Moon	5°51'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 17, 1950	Sep 19, 1950 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°40'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 9, 1950 into Libra
Venus	9°11'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1950	Oct 4, 1950 into Libra
Mars	24°16'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	29°44'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 1950	Dec 1, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	22°51'13" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	9°07'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°14'02" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°55'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°22'18" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 17, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 02:12 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 17, 03:28 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.
Sep 17, 07:46 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Sep 17, 10:51 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

Born on September 17, 1950?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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