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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1949?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1949, the Sun was in Taurus (8°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°46' Taurus at midnight UTC to 28°02' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°49'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1949	May 21, 1949 into Gemini
Moon	21°53'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 27, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	25°41'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1949	May 2, 1949 into Gemini
Venus	12°06'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1949	May 14, 1949 into Gemini
Mars	29°32'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1949	Apr 30, 1949 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°28'25" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°18'52" Leo	Stationing direct	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	27°47'47" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°08'04" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°09'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°09'59" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 29, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 04:40 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine

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