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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 1949?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 1949, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°43' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°46' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°17'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1949	Feb 18, 1949 into Pisces
Moon	25°46'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Jan 30, 1949 into Pisces
Mercury	17°16'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	21°24'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1949	Feb 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	20°18'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1949	Feb 11, 1949 into Pisces
Jupiter	17°07'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°30'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°59'41" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°07'05" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°29'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°52'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 30, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 20:26 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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