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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1949?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1949, the Sun was in Leo (8°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°20' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°20' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°53'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Aug 23, 1949 into Virgo
Moon	8°21'54" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 31, 1949	Aug 3, 1949 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°03'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1949	Aug 9, 1949 into Virgo
Venus	7°04'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1949	Aug 20, 1949 into Libra
Mars	6°12'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Sep 7, 1949 into Leo
Jupiter	25°42'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°38'16" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°00'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°47'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°57'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°11'19" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 1, 1949

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 12:58 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	8°55' Scorpio
Aug 1, 22:59 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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