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Where Were the Planets on January 19, 1949?

Quick Answer

On January 19, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 19, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°32' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 19, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°06'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	1°46'22" Libra	Direct	Jan 19, 1949	Jan 21, 1949 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°44'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	7°39'03" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1949	Feb 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	11°36'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1949	Feb 11, 1949 into Pisces
Jupiter	14°38'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°12'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	27°20'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°10'18" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°44'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°27'42" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 19, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 19, 09:02 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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