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Where Were the Planets on July 29, 1949?

Quick Answer

On July 29, 1949, the Sun was in Leo (6°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% 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 July 29, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°21' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°47' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 29, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°00'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Aug 23, 1949 into Virgo
Moon	25°35'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1949	Jul 29, 1949 into Libra
Mercury	8°57'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1949	Aug 9, 1949 into Virgo
Venus	3°26'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1949	Aug 20, 1949 into Libra
Mars	4°11'59" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Sep 7, 1949 into Leo
Jupiter	26°05'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°17'18" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°51'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°43'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°51'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°20'51" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 29, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 29, 19:19 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on July 29, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Mars and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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