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Where Were the Planets on March 2, 1949?

Quick Answer

On March 2, 1949, the Sun was in Pisces (11°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Aquarius into Pisces. Mercury trined Neptune. Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening. Mercury opposed Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 2, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°07' Aries at midnight UTC to 15°54' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 2, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°35'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1949	Mar 20, 1949 into Aries
Moon	10°01'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1949	Mar 4, 1949 into Taurus
Mercury	14°42'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	0°07'22" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1949	Mar 26, 1949 into Aries
Mars	14°47'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1949	Mar 21, 1949 into Aries
Jupiter	23°36'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°05'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°30'38" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°38'24" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°46'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°14'15" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 2, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 09:38 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 2, 10:30 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Mar 2, 13:32 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on March 2, 1949?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces 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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