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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1949?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1949, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Neptune. Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening. Mercury trined Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°11' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°00'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 22, 1949 into Capricorn
Moon	17°10'36" Taurus	Direct	Dec 2, 1949	Dec 4, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	17°25'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 11, 1949 into Capricorn
Venus	27°32'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1949	Dec 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	19°53'33" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	0°30'15" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	18°47'30" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°52'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°45'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°09'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°37'21" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 3, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 01:34 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Dec 3, 23:09 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.

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Mars and Saturn sat 1 degrees 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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