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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 1949?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% 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 9, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°28' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°55'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	11°13'43" Taurus	Direct	Jan 8, 1949	Jan 10, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	4°54'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	25°09'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1948	Jan 13, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	3°44'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1949	Feb 11, 1949 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°20'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°42'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	27°42'32" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°09'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°57'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°59'28" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 9, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 9, 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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