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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1948?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1948, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Neptune. Misunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details. Venus trined Neptune. The Sun squared Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°14' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°02'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1947	Jan 21, 1948 into Aquarius
Moon	25°43'49" Libra	Direct	Jan 2, 1948	Jan 4, 1948 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°36'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 1947	Jan 14, 1948 into Aquarius
Venus	13°15'01" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1947	Jan 18, 1948 into Pisces
Mars	7°30'20" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	15°53'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°48'26" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°21'53" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°57'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°26'34" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°38'14" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 4, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 02:18 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Misunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details.
Jan 4, 06:20 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Jan 4, 09:58 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Low energy and mixed signals. Read anything important twice before signing.
Jan 4, 19:50 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on January 4, 1948?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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