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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1949?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1949, the Sun was in Pisces (17°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°45' Gemini at midnight UTC to 29°47' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°35'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1949	Mar 20, 1949 into Aries
Moon	23°13'27" Gemini	Direct	Mar 6, 1949	Mar 9, 1949 into Cancer
Mercury	21°54'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1949	Mar 14, 1949 into Pisces
Venus	7°36'15" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1949	Mar 26, 1949 into Aries
Mars	19°30'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1949	Mar 21, 1949 into Aries
Jupiter	24°43'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°37'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°30'45" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°30'10" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°39'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°55'12" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 8, 1949

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 00:42 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	17°08' Gemini

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