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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1948?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1948, the Sun was in Taurus (0°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°21' Virgo at midnight UTC to 26°49' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°18'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1948	May 21, 1948 into Gemini
Moon	19°36'03" Virgo	Direct	Apr 19, 1948	Apr 21, 1948 into Libra
Mercury	20°45'03" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1948	Apr 25, 1948 into Taurus
Venus	15°51'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1948	May 7, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	20°45'53" Leo	Direct	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°53'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°45'57" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°12'43" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°06'53" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°33'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°58'16" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on April 20, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 04:24 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 09:47 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Apr 20, 12:11 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine

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