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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1949?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1949, the Sun was in Aries (10°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Jupiter. Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°43' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°26'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1949	Apr 20, 1949 into Taurus
Moon	0°45'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 31, 1949	Apr 2, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	27°51'28" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 1949	Apr 1, 1949 into Aries
Venus	6°12'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1949	Apr 19, 1949 into Taurus
Mars	7°26'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	28°27'25" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°07'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°48'51" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°54'13" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°18'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°42'07" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 31, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 10:29 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 31, 20:32 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

Born on March 31, 1949?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Venus 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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