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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1948?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1948, the Sun was in Pisces (27°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°43' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°29' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°48'30" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1948	Mar 20, 1948 into Aries
Moon	27°34'03" Gemini	Direct	Mar 16, 1948	Mar 18, 1948 into Cancer
Mercury	0°09'42" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1948	Apr 9, 1948 into Aries
Venus	11°34'05" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1948	Apr 4, 1948 into Gemini
Mars	18°52'14" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°45'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°31'39" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°15'13" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°00'22" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°51'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°43'07" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on March 18, 1948

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 08:13 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 18, 10:30 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Mar 18, 12:27 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	27°50' Gemini
Mar 18, 16:13 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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