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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1949?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°08' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°04'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	2°32'49" Virgo	Direct	Jan 17, 1949	Jan 19, 1949 into Libra
Mercury	15°47'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	5°09'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1949	Feb 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	10°02'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1949	Feb 11, 1949 into Pisces
Jupiter	14°10'55" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°19'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	27°24'34" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°10'27" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°47'39" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°34'03" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 17, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 07:51 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 17, 12:13 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Jan 17, 15:02 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine

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