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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1949?

Quick Answer

On June 16, 1949, the Sun was in Gemini (24°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). 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 16, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°36' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°46' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°59'15" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1949	Jun 21, 1949 into Cancer
Moon	2°43'26" Pisces	Direct	Jun 16, 1949	Jun 18, 1949 into Aries
Mercury	8°40'31" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	11°04'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1949	Jul 1, 1949 into Leo
Mars	4°35'43" Gemini	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Jul 23, 1949 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°03'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°06'05" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	0°22'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°24'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°43'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°37'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 16, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 16, 06:38 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on June 16, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars 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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