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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 1949?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 1949, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°44' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°44'26" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1949	Nov 22, 1949 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°39'52" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1949	Oct 28, 1949 into Aquarius
Mercury	16°46'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 28, 1949	Nov 3, 1949 into Scorpio
Venus	18°13'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1949	Nov 6, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	29°41'35" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1949	Oct 27, 1949 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°33'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°55'04" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°54'56" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°34'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°03'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°38'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 26, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 02:10 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Oct 26, 08:26 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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