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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1949?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 1949, the Sun was in Taurus (28°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°46' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°09'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1949	May 21, 1949 into Gemini
Moon	24°44'13" Aquarius	Direct	May 17, 1949	May 19, 1949 into Pisces
Mercury	16°42'16" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	6°44'29" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 1949	Jun 7, 1949 into Cancer
Mars	14°23'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1949	Jun 10, 1949 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°10'06" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°36'00" Leo	Direct	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	28°46'24" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	12°42'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°16'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°06'26" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 19, 1949

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 19, 07:40 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square
May 19, 19:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	28°27' Aquarius
May 19, 22:26 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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