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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1949?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1949, the Sun was in Libra (27°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°35' Libra at midnight UTC to 29°47' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°45'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1949	Oct 23, 1949 into Scorpio
Moon	22°11'55" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1949	Oct 22, 1949 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°52'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	12°36'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1949	Nov 6, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	26°49'38" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1949	Oct 27, 1949 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°01'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°24'32" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°58'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°23'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°59'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°53'58" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 21, 1949

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 21:12 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra	28°08' Libra

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