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Where Were the Planets on October 15, 1949?

Quick Answer

On October 15, 1949, the Sun was in Libra (21°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 15, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°14' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 15, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°47'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1949	Oct 23, 1949 into Scorpio
Moon	25°48'12" Cancer	Direct	Oct 13, 1949	Oct 15, 1949 into Leo
Mercury	4°34'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	5°48'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1949	Nov 6, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	23°20'15" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1949	Oct 27, 1949 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°28'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°46'06" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	5°00'37" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°10'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°54'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°13'02" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 15, 1949

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 15, 04:06 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	21°28' Cancer
Oct 15, 19:34 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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