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Where Were the Planets on April 13, 1949?

Quick Answer

On April 13, 1949, the Sun was in Aries (23°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 13, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°18' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 13, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°13'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1949	Apr 20, 1949 into Taurus
Moon	27°50'20" Libra	Direct	Apr 11, 1949	Apr 13, 1949 into Scorpio
Mercury	23°25'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 1, 1949	Apr 16, 1949 into Taurus
Venus	22°19'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1949	Apr 19, 1949 into Taurus
Mars	17°25'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°04'28" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°35'32" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	27°10'48" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°32'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°11'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°00'49" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 13, 1949

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 13, 04:10 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra	22°55' Libra
Apr 13, 07:50 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Apr 13, 15:27 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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