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Where Were the Planets on June 26, 1948?

Quick Answer

On June 26, 1948, the Sun was in Cancer (4°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 26, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°21' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°13' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 26, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°45'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1948	Jul 22, 1948 into Leo
Moon	0°18'16" Pisces	Direct	Jun 26, 1948	Jun 28, 1948 into Aries
Mercury	1°08'38" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1948	Jun 28, 1948 into Gemini
Venus	1°42'37" Cancer	Retrograde	May 7, 1948	Jun 29, 1948 into Gemini
Mars	18°26'14" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1948	Jul 17, 1948 into Libra
Jupiter	22°39'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	19°44'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	26°50'24" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°13'07" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°23'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°25'23" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on June 26, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 26, 11:23 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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