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Where Were the Planets on October 24, 1949?

Quick Answer

On October 24, 1949, the Sun was in Scorpio (0°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Venus sextiled Neptune. Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses. Venus squared Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 24, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°55' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 24, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°44'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1949	Nov 22, 1949 into Sagittarius
Moon	7°16'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1949	Oct 26, 1949 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°50'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	15°59'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1949	Nov 6, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	28°33'05" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1949	Oct 27, 1949 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°20'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°43'02" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°56'26" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°30'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°02'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°44'26" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 24, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 24, 00:07 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 24, 01:16 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Oct 24, 05:39 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Feeling unloved or short on money. Relationships get a reality check.

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Mercury and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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