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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1949?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1949, the Sun was in Aries (26°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Venus in Aries. Affection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual. Mercury trined Saturn. Mercury squared Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°31' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 18°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°09'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1949	Apr 20, 1949 into Taurus
Moon	11°35'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 15, 1949	Apr 17, 1949 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°44'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 1, 1949	Apr 16, 1949 into Taurus
Venus	26°02'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1949	Apr 19, 1949 into Taurus
Mars	19°42'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°23'22" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°30'24" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	27°16'56" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°28'01" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°10'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°51'17" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 16, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 09:21 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Apr 16, 14:55 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 16, 19:42 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Apr 16, 22:51 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Affection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual.

Born on April 16, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree 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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