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Where Were the Planets on May 13, 1949?

Quick Answer

On May 13, 1949, the Sun was in Taurus (22°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 13, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°13' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°34' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 13, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°22'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1949	May 21, 1949 into Gemini
Moon	5°26'17" Sagittarius	Direct	May 13, 1949	May 15, 1949 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°31'47" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	29°21'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1949	May 14, 1949 into Gemini
Mars	9°58'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1949	Jun 10, 1949 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°05'22" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°26'29" Leo	Direct	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	28°27'38" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	12°49'32" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°12'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°25'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 13, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 13, 02:56 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 13, 13:33 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square

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