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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1949?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1949, the Sun was in Gemini (2°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°22' Aries at midnight UTC to 18°12' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°00'33" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1949	Jun 21, 1949 into Cancer
Moon	12°17'05" Aries	Direct	May 22, 1949	May 24, 1949 into Taurus
Mercury	17°12'37" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	11°39'25" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 1949	Jun 7, 1949 into Cancer
Mars	17°19'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1949	Jun 10, 1949 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°09'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°44'21" Leo	Direct	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	28°59'22" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	12°38'53" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°18'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°53'44" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 23, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 15:40 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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