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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1949?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1949, the Sun was in Leo (3°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 26, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°07' Leo at midnight UTC to 19°24' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°08'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Aug 23, 1949 into Virgo
Moon	12°14'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1949	Jul 27, 1949 into Virgo
Mercury	2°42'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1949	Aug 9, 1949 into Virgo
Venus	29°48'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 1, 1949	Jul 26, 1949 into Virgo
Mars	2°11'23" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Sep 7, 1949 into Leo
Jupiter	26°27'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°56'39" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°41'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°40'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°46'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°30'23" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 26, 1949

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 15:43 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 26, 21:16 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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