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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1949?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1949, the Sun was in Taurus (11°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (17% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Mars squared Jupiter. Overconfidence. Taking on more than you can carry. Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°11' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°44'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1949	May 21, 1949 into Gemini
Moon	29°36'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1949	May 2, 1949 into Cancer
Mercury	0°37'57" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	15°48'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1949	May 14, 1949 into Gemini
Mars	1°47'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1949	Jun 10, 1949 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°39'20" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°18'45" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	27°55'48" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	13°03'48" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°09'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°00'27" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 2, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 02:19 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 2, 07:08 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Overconfidence. Taking on more than you can carry.
May 2, 12:43 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on May 2, 1949?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over.

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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