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Where Were the Planets on November 18, 1949?

Quick Answer

On November 18, 1949, the Sun was in Scorpio (25°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% 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 November 18, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°57' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°55' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 18, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°49'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1949	Nov 22, 1949 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°25'57" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 18, 1949	Nov 20, 1949 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°50'54" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 3, 1949	Nov 22, 1949 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°58'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1949	Dec 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	12°18'20" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	27°48'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°53'47" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°23'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°20'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°11'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°25'00" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on November 18, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 18, 11:18 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on November 18, 1949?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Scorpio, 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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