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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1949?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1949, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% 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 2, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°19' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°11' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°59'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 22, 1949 into Capricorn
Moon	5°14'59" Taurus	Direct	Dec 2, 1949	Dec 4, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	15°52'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 11, 1949 into Capricorn
Venus	26°37'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1949	Dec 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	19°24'22" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	0°18'45" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	18°44'36" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°54'52" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°44'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°09'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°40'31" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 2, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 01:21 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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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.

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