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Where Were the Planets on December 11, 1949?

Quick Answer

On December 11, 1949, the Sun was in Sagittarius (19°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 11, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°24' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°55' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 11, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°07'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 22, 1949 into Capricorn
Moon	29°08'37" Leo	Direct	Dec 9, 1949	Dec 11, 1949 into Virgo
Mercury	29°53'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 11, 1949 into Capricorn
Venus	4°25'26" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	23°40'18" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	2°05'20" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°07'11" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°33'24" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°56'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°05'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°11'55" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 11, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 11, 11:52 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Dec 11, 13:31 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 11, 13:37 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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