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Where Were the Planets on March 22, 1949?

Quick Answer

On March 22, 1949, the Sun was in Aries (1°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (40% illuminated). Saturn, 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 22, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°24' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°03' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 22, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°32'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1949	Apr 20, 1949 into Taurus
Moon	12°46'45" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Mar 23, 1949 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°23'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 1949	Apr 1, 1949 into Aries
Venus	25°01'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1949	Mar 26, 1949 into Aries
Mars	0°27'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	27°06'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°38'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°38'29" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°08'52" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°25'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°10'43" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 22, 1949

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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The Sun and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Aries, 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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