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Where Were the Planets on May 28, 1948?

Quick Answer

On May 28, 1948, the Sun was in Gemini (7°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 28, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°15' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 16°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 28, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°02'32" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1948	Jun 21, 1948 into Cancer
Moon	10°16'02" Aquarius	Direct	May 27, 1948	May 30, 1948 into Pisces
Mercury	0°02'53" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1948	Jun 28, 1948 into Gemini
Venus	10°33'55" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 1948	Jun 29, 1948 into Gemini
Mars	4°06'37" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1948	Jul 17, 1948 into Libra
Jupiter	26°15'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	17°13'45" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°07'36" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°21'39" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°48'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°57'32" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on May 28, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 28, 10:50 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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