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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 1949?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 1949, the Sun was in Leo (6°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 17°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°58'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Aug 23, 1949 into Virgo
Moon	9°59'35" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 1949	Jul 31, 1949 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°00'59" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1949	Aug 9, 1949 into Virgo
Venus	4°39'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1949	Aug 20, 1949 into Libra
Mars	4°52'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Sep 7, 1949 into Leo
Jupiter	25°57'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°24'15" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°54'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°44'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°53'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°17'40" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 30, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 21:18 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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