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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1949?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1949, the Sun was in Libra (26°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus 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 20, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°30' Virgo at midnight UTC to 14°35' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°45'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1949	Oct 23, 1949 into Scorpio
Moon	7°01'38" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1949	Oct 22, 1949 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°41'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	11°28'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1949	Nov 6, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	26°14'57" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1949	Oct 27, 1949 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°55'30" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°18'16" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°58'49" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°21'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°59'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°57'08" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 20, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 00:47 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on October 20, 1949?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over.

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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