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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1950?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1950, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Uranus 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 November 17, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°33' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°25' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°34'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1950	Nov 22, 1950 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°02'50" Pisces	Direct	Nov 17, 1950	Nov 19, 1950 into Aries
Mercury	3°39'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 15, 1950	Dec 5, 1950 into Capricorn
Venus	25°26'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1950	Nov 21, 1950 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°29'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1950	Dec 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Jupiter	28°33'50" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 1950	Dec 1, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	29°43'33" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	9°02'08" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°25'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°51'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°08'29" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on November 17, 1950

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 02:38 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on November 17, 1950?

The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, 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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