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Where Were the Planets on June 30, 1949?

Quick Answer

On June 30, 1949, the Sun was in Cancer (8°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Jupiter was 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 30, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°58' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 30, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°20'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1949	Jul 23, 1949 into Leo
Moon	0°54'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 30, 1949	Jul 2, 1949 into Libra
Mercury	16°37'21" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	28°11'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1949	Jul 1, 1949 into Leo
Mars	14°25'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Jul 23, 1949 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°42'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°15'34" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°12'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°24'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°02'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°52'59" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 30, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 30, 10:26 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on June 30, 1949?

The Sun, Venus and Uranus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer 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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