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Where Were the Planets on April 11, 1949?

Quick Answer

On April 11, 1949, the Sun was in Aries (21°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 11, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°05' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°09' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 11, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°16'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1949	Apr 20, 1949 into Taurus
Moon	27°36'46" Virgo	Direct	Apr 9, 1949	Apr 11, 1949 into Libra
Mercury	19°15'51" Aries	Direct	Apr 1, 1949	Apr 16, 1949 into Taurus
Venus	19°51'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1949	Apr 19, 1949 into Taurus
Mars	15°53'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	29°51'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	29°39'27" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	27°06'55" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°36'06" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°11'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°07'10" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 11, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 11, 15:47 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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