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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 1949?

Quick Answer

On January 13, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 13, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°07' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°12' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°59'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	4°07'26" Cancer	Direct	Jan 13, 1949	Jan 15, 1949 into Leo
Mercury	10°46'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	0°09'20" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1949	Feb 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	6°53'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1949	Feb 11, 1949 into Pisces
Jupiter	13°15'46" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°31'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	27°33'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°10'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°52'54" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°46'46" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 13, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 13, 04:56 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jan 13, 09:00 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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