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Where Were the Planets on October 11, 1949?

Quick Answer

On October 11, 1949, the Sun was in Libra (17°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 11, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°28' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°33' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 11, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°50'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1949	Oct 23, 1949 into Scorpio
Moon	5°30'10" Gemini	Direct	Oct 11, 1949	Oct 13, 1949 into Cancer
Mercury	4°06'04" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	1°13'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1949	Nov 6, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	20°58'59" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1949	Oct 27, 1949 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°09'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°19'29" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	5°01'06" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°01'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°50'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°25'44" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 11, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 11, 01:02 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Oct 11, 12:12 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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