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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1949?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1949, the Sun was in Libra (23°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°06' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°09' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°46'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1949	Oct 23, 1949 into Scorpio
Moon	23°05'10" Leo	Direct	Oct 15, 1949	Oct 17, 1949 into Virgo
Mercury	5°49'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	8°04'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1949	Nov 6, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	24°30'24" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1949	Oct 27, 1949 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°38'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°59'07" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	5°00'04" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°14'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°56'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°06'40" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 17, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 08:24 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Oct 17, 23:42 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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