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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1949?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1949, the Sun was in Virgo (10°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°33' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°18' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°38'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1949	Sep 23, 1949 into Libra
Moon	25°57'39" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 1, 1949	Sep 3, 1949 into Aquarius
Mercury	7°09'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	16°42'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 20, 1949	Sep 14, 1949 into Scorpio
Mars	27°39'32" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1949	Sep 7, 1949 into Leo
Jupiter	22°42'31" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	9°42'31" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°24'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	13°39'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°56'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°26'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 3, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 16:55 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Sep 3, 19:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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