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Where Were the Planets on April 14, 1948?

Quick Answer

On April 14, 1948, the Sun was in Aries (24°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 14, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°40' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 14, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°26'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1948	Apr 20, 1948 into Taurus
Moon	24°28'21" Gemini	Direct	Apr 12, 1948	Apr 14, 1948 into Cancer
Mercury	9°24'32" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1948	Apr 25, 1948 into Taurus
Venus	10°06'28" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1948	May 7, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	19°33'15" Leo	Direct	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°56'23" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°45'43" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°58'42" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°16'18" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°34'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°17'20" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on April 14, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 14, 21:41 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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