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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1949?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1949, the Sun was in Virgo (6°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°55' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°45' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°46'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1949	Sep 23, 1949 into Libra
Moon	2°53'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 30, 1949	Sep 1, 1949 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°22'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	11°56'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 20, 1949	Sep 14, 1949 into Scorpio
Mars	25°06'50" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Sep 7, 1949 into Leo
Jupiter	22°55'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	9°12'13" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°16'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	13°32'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°49'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°39'11" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 30, 1949

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 07:00 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 30, 19:17 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	7°04' Sagittarius

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