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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1948?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1948, the Sun was in Aries (11°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°20' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 18°24' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°40'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1948	Apr 20, 1948 into Taurus
Moon	12°23'59" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 31, 1948	Apr 2, 1948 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°00'10" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1948	Apr 9, 1948 into Aries
Venus	26°49'06" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1948	Apr 4, 1948 into Gemini
Mars	18°09'25" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°38'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°58'33" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°33'29" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°37'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°40'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°58'38" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on April 1, 1948

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 10:25 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	11°36' Capricorn
Apr 1, 11:00 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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