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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1948?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1948, the Sun was in Pisces (8°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°10' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°49'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1948	Mar 20, 1948 into Aries
Moon	0°20'54" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 28, 1948	Mar 1, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°42'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1948	Mar 18, 1948 into Pisces
Venus	19°48'50" Aries	Direct	Feb 11, 1948	Mar 8, 1948 into Taurus
Mars	23°46'07" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°42'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	17°43'06" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°06'40" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°28'10" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°12'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°43'29" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on February 28, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 11:23 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on February 28, 1948?

Mars, Saturn and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Leo streak alongside their Pisces Sun.

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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