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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1948?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1948, the Sun was in Gemini (29°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°15' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°48' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°59'35" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1948	Jun 21, 1948 into Cancer
Moon	29°33'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 19, 1948	Jun 21, 1948 into Capricorn
Mercury	4°00'49" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1948	Jun 28, 1948 into Gemini
Venus	4°49'30" Cancer	Retrograde	May 7, 1948	Jun 29, 1948 into Gemini
Mars	15°47'43" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1948	Jul 17, 1948 into Libra
Jupiter	23°16'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	19°14'30" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	26°32'34" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°12'41" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°16'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°41'16" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on June 21, 1948

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 12:10 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 12:50 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jun 21, 12:54 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	0°02' Capricorn

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