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Where Were the Planets on February 24, 1948?

Quick Answer

On February 24, 1948, the Sun was in Pisces (4°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 24, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°01' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°17' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 24, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°47'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1948	Mar 20, 1948 into Aries
Moon	1°40'29" Virgo	Direct	Feb 24, 1948	Feb 26, 1948 into Libra
Mercury	25°41'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1948	Mar 18, 1948 into Pisces
Venus	15°07'18" Aries	Direct	Feb 11, 1948	Mar 8, 1948 into Taurus
Mars	25°14'47" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°09'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	18°01'00" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°07'20" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°33'12" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°17'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°56'11" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on February 24, 1948

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 24, 09:22 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Feb 24, 16:02 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Feb 24, 17:16 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	5°01' Virgo

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