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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1949?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1949, the Sun was in Taurus (2°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°24' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°13' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°59'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1949	May 21, 1949 into Gemini
Moon	10°19'47" Pisces	Direct	Apr 22, 1949	Apr 25, 1949 into Aries
Mercury	14°21'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1949	May 2, 1949 into Gemini
Venus	4°42'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1949	May 14, 1949 into Gemini
Mars	25°01'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°01'54" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°21'59" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	27°32'44" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°17'02" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°09'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°29'03" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 23, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 09:35 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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