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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1948?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 1948, the Sun was in Gemini (8°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 30, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°08' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°01' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°57'35" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1948	Jun 21, 1948 into Cancer
Moon	4°04'38" Pisces	Direct	May 30, 1948	Jun 1, 1948 into Aries
Mercury	1°55'23" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1948	Jun 28, 1948 into Gemini
Venus	10°54'21" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 1948	Jun 29, 1948 into Gemini
Mars	5°00'38" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1948	Jul 17, 1948 into Libra
Jupiter	26°01'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	17°22'08" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°14'31" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°20'14" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°50'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°51'10" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on May 30, 1948

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 03:45 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 30, 22:43 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	9°23' Pisces

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