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Where Were the Planets on March 4, 1949?

Quick Answer

On March 4, 1949, the Sun was in Pisces (13°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 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 March 4, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°45' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°40' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 4, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°35'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1949	Mar 20, 1949 into Aries
Moon	3°41'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 4, 1949	Mar 6, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	16°58'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	2°37'02" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1949	Mar 26, 1949 into Aries
Mars	16°22'13" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1949	Mar 21, 1949 into Aries
Jupiter	23°59'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°56'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°30'27" Gemini	Stationing direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°35'43" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°44'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°07'54" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 4, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 4, 04:32 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on March 4, 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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