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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1949?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1949, the Sun was in Virgo (0°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°12' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°00' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°58'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1949	Sep 23, 1949 into Libra
Moon	5°35'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1949	Aug 26, 1949 into Libra
Mercury	24°18'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1949	Aug 28, 1949 into Libra
Venus	4°45'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 20, 1949	Sep 14, 1949 into Scorpio
Mars	21°16'00" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Sep 7, 1949 into Leo
Jupiter	23°20'29" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	8°26'54" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°03'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	13°21'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°38'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°58'15" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 24, 1949

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 02:55 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 24, 03:59 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	0°39' Virgo

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