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Where Were the Planets on June 1, 1949?

Quick Answer

On June 1, 1949, the Sun was in Gemini (10°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 1, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 1, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°38'49" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1949	Jun 21, 1949 into Cancer
Moon	6°28'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1949	Jun 3, 1949 into Virgo
Mercury	14°19'15" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	22°42'22" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 1949	Jun 7, 1949 into Cancer
Mars	23°52'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1949	Jun 10, 1949 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°56'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°08'54" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	29°29'42" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	12°31'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°26'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°25'08" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 1, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 1, 00:35 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 1, 06:45 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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