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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1948?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1948, the Sun was in Aries (27°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (58% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°22'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1948	Apr 20, 1948 into Taurus
Moon	6°21'22" Leo	Direct	Apr 17, 1948	Apr 19, 1948 into Virgo
Mercury	14°57'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1948	Apr 25, 1948 into Taurus
Venus	13°00'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1948	May 7, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	20°07'10" Leo	Direct	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°56'01" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°45'21" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°05'32" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°11'33" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°33'54" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°07'48" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on April 17, 1948

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 00:45 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 01:16 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 17, 22:03 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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