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Where Were the Planets on April 15, 1949?

Quick Answer

On April 15, 1949, the Sun was in Aries (25°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 15, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 15, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°11'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1949	Apr 20, 1949 into Taurus
Moon	27°22'17" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 13, 1949	Apr 15, 1949 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°37'38" Aries	Direct	Apr 1, 1949	Apr 16, 1949 into Taurus
Venus	24°48'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1949	Apr 19, 1949 into Taurus
Mars	18°56'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°17'13" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°32'00" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	27°14'51" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°29'37" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°10'34" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°54'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 15, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 15, 07:37 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 15, 16:23 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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