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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1949?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (60% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were 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 January 8, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°55' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°03' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°54'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	28°57'54" Aries	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Jan 8, 1949 into Taurus
Mercury	3°21'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	23°54'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1948	Jan 13, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	2°57'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1949	Feb 11, 1949 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°06'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°44'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	27°44'54" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°09'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°59'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°02'39" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 8, 1949

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 14:02 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree 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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