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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1948?

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On January 5, 1948, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus opposed Pluto. Possessiveness and power plays in love or money.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°14' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°02' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1948
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°03'55" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon8°40'45" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury15°14'04" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus14°29'10" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars7°33'01" VirgoStationing retrograde into Leo
Jupiter16°05'49" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn21°45'10" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus23°19'31" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune12°57'57" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto14°25'23" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node20°35'03" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on January 5, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus opposite PlutoPossessiveness and power plays in love or money.

Born on January 5, 1948?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees 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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