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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1949?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1949, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°19' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°24' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°29'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1949	Jan 20, 1950 into Aquarius
Moon	25°20'37" Taurus	Direct	Dec 29, 1949	Dec 31, 1949 into Gemini
Mercury	28°54'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 1949	Jan 1, 1950 into Aquarius
Venus	16°47'53" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	2°01'40" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1949	Mar 28, 1950 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°23'28" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°26'18" Virgo	Stationing direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	2°42'15" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°15'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°48'27" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°08'23" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 31, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 21:12 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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