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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1949?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1949, the Sun was in Aries (11°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°25'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1949	Apr 20, 1949 into Taurus
Moon	12°44'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 31, 1949	Apr 2, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	29°41'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 1949	Apr 1, 1949 into Aries
Venus	7°27'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1949	Apr 19, 1949 into Taurus
Mars	8°12'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	28°35'43" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°04'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	26°50'15" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°52'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°17'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°38'56" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 1, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 16:01 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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