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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1949?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1949, the Sun was in Leo (7°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Venus met Saturn in Virgo. Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official. Mercury sextiled Neptune. Mars sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°55'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Aug 23, 1949 into Virgo
Moon	24°15'39" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 1949	Jul 31, 1949 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°02'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1949	Aug 9, 1949 into Virgo
Venus	5°52'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1949	Aug 20, 1949 into Libra
Mars	5°32'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Sep 7, 1949 into Leo
Jupiter	25°50'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°31'15" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°57'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°46'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°55'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°14'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 31, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 04:23 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official.
Jul 31, 08:39 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Jul 31, 11:23 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Disciplined effort. Good for hard jobs that need stamina and control.
Jul 31, 21:43 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on July 31, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Venus and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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