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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1949?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1949, the Sun was in Pisces (26°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mars in Pisces. Energy runs high and patience runs short. Good for starting things, hard on waiting. Mars sextiled Jupiter. The Sun sextiled Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°16' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°56' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°34'18" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1949	Mar 20, 1949 into Aries
Moon	4°39'26" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 17, 1949	Mar 19, 1949 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°33'31" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 1949	Apr 1, 1949 into Aries
Venus	18°48'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1949	Mar 26, 1949 into Aries
Mars	26°33'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1949	Mar 21, 1949 into Aries
Jupiter	26°18'09" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°58'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°34'32" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°16'45" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°29'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°26'36" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 17, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 02:03 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Effort is rewarded. Good for sport, launches and bold asks.
Mar 17, 04:11 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.
Mar 17, 04:25 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Mar 17, 10:17 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Energy runs high and patience runs short. Good for starting things, hard on waiting.
Mar 17, 12:05 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Restlessness and disruption. Plans change at short notice.
Mar 17, 12:35 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers.

Born on March 17, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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