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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1949?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1949, the Sun was in Aries (27°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°31' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 2°04' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°08'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1949	Apr 20, 1949 into Taurus
Moon	25°21'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 15, 1949	Apr 17, 1949 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°51'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1949	May 2, 1949 into Gemini
Venus	27°16'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1949	Apr 19, 1949 into Taurus
Mars	20°28'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°29'21" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°28'53" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	27°19'04" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°26'25" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°10'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°48'06" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 17, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 12:42 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 16:32 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 20:15 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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