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Where Were the Planets on December 4, 1949?

Quick Answer

On December 4, 1949, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 4, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°20' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°00'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 22, 1949 into Capricorn
Moon	29°15'09" Taurus	Direct	Dec 2, 1949	Dec 4, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	18°59'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 11, 1949 into Capricorn
Venus	28°26'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1949	Dec 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	20°22'34" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	0°41'50" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	18°50'19" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°50'15" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°47'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°08'54" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°34'10" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 4, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 4, 09:39 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.
Dec 4, 13:28 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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Mars and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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