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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1949?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°29' Pisces at midnight UTC to 17°21' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°49'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	11°26'46" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 1949	Jan 6, 1949 into Aries
Mercury	27°00'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 1948	Jan 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Venus	18°55'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1948	Jan 13, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	29°48'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Jan 4, 1949 into Aquarius
Jupiter	11°10'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°53'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	27°54'33" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°08'02" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°03'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°15'22" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 4, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 17:48 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on January 4, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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