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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1948?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1948, the Sun was in Cancer (17°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°17' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°09'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1948	Jul 22, 1948 into Leo
Moon	23°46'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 7, 1948	Jul 9, 1948 into Virgo
Mercury	28°57'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 28, 1948	Jul 11, 1948 into Cancer
Venus	25°31'31" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1948	Aug 3, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	25°34'55" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1948	Jul 17, 1948 into Libra
Jupiter	21°10'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°08'47" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	27°35'53" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°17'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°43'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°44'05" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 9, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 10:22 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square
Jul 9, 14:52 UTC	Jupiter trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jul 9, 22:03 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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