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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1949?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°03' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 7°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°21'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1949	Jan 20, 1950 into Aquarius
Moon	1°24'18" Pisces	Direct	Dec 24, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Aries
Mercury	19°43'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 1949	Jan 1, 1950 into Aquarius
Venus	13°29'37" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	29°18'31" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	4°50'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°24'38" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°00'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°10'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°55'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°30'37" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 24, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 06:44 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Dec 24, 09:19 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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