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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1948?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1948, the Sun was in Aries (26°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°11' Cancer at midnight UTC to 29°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°24'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1948	Apr 20, 1948 into Taurus
Moon	22°11'39" Cancer	Direct	Apr 14, 1948	Apr 17, 1948 into Leo
Mercury	13°05'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1948	Apr 25, 1948 into Taurus
Venus	12°03'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1948	May 7, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	19°55'19" Leo	Direct	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°56'19" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°45'22" Leo	Stationing direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°03'13" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°13'07" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°34'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°10'58" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on April 16, 1948

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 05:20 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
Apr 16, 19:42 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	26°43' Cancer

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