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Where Were the Planets on August 7, 1949?

Quick Answer

On August 7, 1949, the Sun was in Leo (14°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% 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 August 7, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°41' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°33' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 7, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°37'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Aug 23, 1949 into Virgo
Moon	29°09'46" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 5, 1949	Aug 7, 1949 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°34'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1949	Aug 9, 1949 into Virgo
Venus	14°19'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1949	Aug 20, 1949 into Libra
Mars	10°10'42" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Sep 7, 1949 into Leo
Jupiter	25°00'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°21'05" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°18'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°54'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°08'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°52'15" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 7, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 7, 13:33 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on August 7, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, 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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