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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 1949?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% 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 15, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°20' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°01'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	2°58'50" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1949	Jan 17, 1949 into Virgo
Mercury	13°25'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	2°39'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1949	Feb 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	8°27'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1949	Feb 11, 1949 into Pisces
Jupiter	13°43'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°25'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	27°28'54" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°10'27" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°50'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°40'25" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 15, 1949

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 15, 07:07 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on January 15, 1949?

The Sun, Venus 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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