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Where Were the Planets on January 11, 1948?

Quick Answer

On January 11, 1948, the Sun was in Capricorn (20°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 11, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°09' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°03' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 11, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°10'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1947	Jan 21, 1948 into Aquarius
Moon	22°07'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1948	Jan 12, 1948 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°06'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 1947	Jan 14, 1948 into Aquarius
Venus	21°53'26" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1947	Jan 18, 1948 into Pisces
Mars	7°33'18" Virgo	Stationing direct	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	17°21'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°23'50" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°05'50" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°59'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°18'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°15'59" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 11, 1948

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 11, 02:51 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Jan 11, 07:45 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	20°00' Capricorn

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