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Where Were the Planets on June 9, 1949?

Quick Answer

On June 9, 1949, the Sun was in Gemini (18°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 9, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 9, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°18'08" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1949	Jun 21, 1949 into Cancer
Moon	29°46'02" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 7, 1949	Jun 9, 1949 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°07'36" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	2°30'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1949	Jul 1, 1949 into Leo
Mars	29°36'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1949	Jun 10, 1949 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°33'08" Aquarius	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°37'00" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	29°57'38" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	12°26'56" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°34'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°59'43" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 9, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 9, 12:23 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on June 9, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini 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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