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Where Were the Planets on June 24, 1948?

Quick Answer

On June 24, 1948, the Sun was in Cancer (2°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Cancer while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. The Sun met Venus in Cancer while Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 24, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°22' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°25' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 24, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°51'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1948	Jul 22, 1948 into Leo
Moon	6°25'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 23, 1948	Jun 26, 1948 into Pisces
Mercury	2°16'42" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1948	Jun 28, 1948 into Gemini
Venus	2°57'39" Cancer	Retrograde	May 7, 1948	Jun 29, 1948 into Gemini
Mars	17°22'23" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1948	Jul 17, 1948 into Libra
Jupiter	22°54'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	19°32'20" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	26°43'17" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°12'51" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°20'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°31'45" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on June 24, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 24, 03:01 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Jun 24, 13:37 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Affection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual.

Born on June 24, 1948?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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