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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 1949?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 1949, the Sun was in Pisces (29°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 23°24' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°33'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1949	Mar 20, 1949 into Aries
Moon	16°46'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 19, 1949	Mar 21, 1949 into Capricorn
Mercury	9°11'19" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 1949	Apr 1, 1949 into Aries
Venus	22°32'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1949	Mar 26, 1949 into Aries
Mars	28°53'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1949	Mar 21, 1949 into Aries
Jupiter	26°47'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°46'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°36'45" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°12'03" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°26'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°17'04" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 20, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 22:48 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox

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