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Where Were the Planets on January 14, 1948?

Quick Answer

On January 14, 1948, the Sun was in Capricorn (23°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 14, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°48' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 14, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°14'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1947	Jan 21, 1948 into Aquarius
Moon	27°43'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1948	Jan 14, 1948 into Pisces
Mercury	0°07'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1948	Feb 2, 1948 into Pisces
Venus	25°35'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1947	Jan 18, 1948 into Pisces
Mars	7°22'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	17°58'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°12'08" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°59'21" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°59'29" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°14'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°06'27" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 14, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 14, 10:06 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 14, 16:35 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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