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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1949?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1949, the Sun was in Libra (11°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury 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 October 5, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°22' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°15' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°54'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1949	Oct 23, 1949 into Scorpio
Moon	24°20'11" Pisces	Direct	Oct 3, 1949	Oct 5, 1949 into Aries
Mercury	8°24'39" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	24°19'00" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 14, 1949	Oct 10, 1949 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°24'46" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1949	Oct 27, 1949 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°47'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°38'20" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	5°00'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°47'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°43'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°44'48" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 5, 1949

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 23:27 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on October 5, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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