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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1949?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1949, the Sun was in Aries (0°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°25' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°24' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°32'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1949	Apr 20, 1949 into Taurus
Moon	29°57'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 19, 1949	Mar 21, 1949 into Capricorn
Mercury	10°46'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 1949	Apr 1, 1949 into Aries
Venus	23°47'18" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1949	Mar 26, 1949 into Aries
Mars	29°40'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1949	Mar 21, 1949 into Aries
Jupiter	26°57'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°42'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°37'35" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°10'28" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°26'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°13'53" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 21, 1949

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 12:04 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 21, 13:10 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	0°36' Capricorn
Mar 21, 22:01 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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