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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 1949?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 1949, the Sun was in Sagittarius (8°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were 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 December 1, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°19' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°58'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 22, 1949 into Capricorn
Moon	23°25'40" Aries	Direct	Nov 29, 1949	Dec 2, 1949 into Taurus
Mercury	14°18'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 11, 1949 into Capricorn
Venus	25°42'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1949	Dec 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	18°55'00" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	0°07'22" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	18°41'35" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°57'09" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°42'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°10'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°43'42" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 1, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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