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Where Were the Planets on November 20, 1949?

Quick Answer

On November 20, 1949, the Sun was in Scorpio (27°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 27°39' Scorpio. The Sun sextiled Jupiter. A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 20, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°58' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 20, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°50'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1949	Nov 22, 1949 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°27'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1949	Nov 22, 1949 into Capricorn
Mercury	27°01'35" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 3, 1949	Nov 22, 1949 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°00'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1949	Dec 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	13°21'03" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	28°08'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°02'09" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°20'14" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°24'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°12'00" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°18'39" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on November 20, 1949

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

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 20, 07:29 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	27°39' Scorpio
Nov 20, 11:15 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 20, 20:38 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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