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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1948?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1948, the Sun was in Aries (19°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°39' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°14' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°32'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1948	Apr 20, 1948 into Taurus
Moon	18°55'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1948	Apr 10, 1948 into Taurus
Mercury	0°40'10" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1948	Apr 25, 1948 into Taurus
Venus	5°07'02" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1948	May 7, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	18°48'16" Leo	Direct	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°53'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°48'31" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°48'07" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°24'23" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°36'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°33'13" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on April 9, 1948

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 02:26 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 9, 13:17 UTC	New Moon in Aries	19°36' Aries

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