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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1949?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1949, the Sun was in Cancer (1°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°29' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°40'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1949	Jul 23, 1949 into Leo
Moon	26°41'52" Taurus	Direct	Jun 21, 1949	Jun 23, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	10°49'18" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	19°38'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1949	Jul 1, 1949 into Leo
Mars	9°31'54" Gemini	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Jul 23, 1949 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°25'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°39'01" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	0°47'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°23'38" Libra	Stationing direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°52'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°15'14" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 23, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 11:31 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jun 23, 18:19 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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