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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1949?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°10' Pisces at midnight UTC to 10°59' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°51'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	5°04'51" Aries	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Jan 8, 1949 into Taurus
Mercury	0°12'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	21°25'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1948	Jan 13, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	1°22'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1949	Feb 11, 1949 into Pisces
Jupiter	11°38'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°49'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	27°49'41" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°08'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°01'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°09'00" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 6, 1949

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 01:40 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jan 6, 08:52 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on January 6, 1949?

Mercury and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Aquarius, 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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