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Where Were the Planets on February 12, 1948?

Quick Answer

On February 12, 1948, the Sun was in Aquarius (22°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 12, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°38' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°38' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 12, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°41'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1948	Feb 19, 1948 into Pisces
Moon	18°37'54" Pisces	Direct	Feb 10, 1948	Feb 13, 1948 into Aries
Mercury	6°21'20" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1948	Feb 20, 1948 into Aquarius
Venus	0°51'26" Aries	Direct	Feb 11, 1948	Mar 8, 1948 into Taurus
Mars	29°58'32" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°20'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	18°58'01" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°14'22" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°46'03" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°33'50" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°34'19" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on February 12, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 12, 01:21 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Feb 12, 10:29 UTC	Mars re-enters Leo (retrograde)	Leaves Virgo

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