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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 1948?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 1948, the Sun was in Pisces (29°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°36' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°02' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°47'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1948	Mar 20, 1948 into Aries
Moon	25°47'43" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1948	Mar 20, 1948 into Leo
Mercury	2°18'11" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1948	Apr 9, 1948 into Aries
Venus	13°47'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1948	Apr 4, 1948 into Gemini
Mars	18°36'53" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°54'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°25'47" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°17'14" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°57'11" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°49'30" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°36'45" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on March 20, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 16:56 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 20, 18:57 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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