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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 1949?

Quick Answer

On July 12, 1949, the Sun was in Cancer (19°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°35' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°47'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1949	Jul 23, 1949 into Leo
Moon	15°56'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 11, 1949	Jul 13, 1949 into Pisces
Mercury	4°08'12" Cancer	Direct	Jul 10, 1949	Jul 25, 1949 into Leo
Venus	12°48'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 1, 1949	Jul 26, 1949 into Virgo
Mars	22°41'58" Gemini	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Jul 23, 1949 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°15'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	3°25'28" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°55'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°29'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°21'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°14'52" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 12, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 12, 01:57 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jul 12, 05:37 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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