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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1949?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1949, the Sun was in Taurus (0°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Taurus, and Taurus season began. Venus squared Jupiter. Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°55' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°18' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°04'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1949	May 21, 1949 into Gemini
Moon	4°09'17" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 20, 1949	Apr 22, 1949 into Pisces
Mercury	8°10'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1949	May 2, 1949 into Gemini
Venus	0°59'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1949	May 14, 1949 into Gemini
Mars	22°44'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°46'22" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°24'58" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	27°25'44" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°21'41" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°09'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°38'34" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 20, 1949

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 03:27 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	29°43' Capricorn
Apr 20, 03:59 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 20, 07:24 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.
Apr 20, 10:17 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on April 20, 1949?

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