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Where Were the Planets on July 13, 1948?

Quick Answer

On July 13, 1948, the Sun was in Cancer (20°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 13, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°20' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°02' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 13, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°58'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1948	Jul 22, 1948 into Leo
Moon	21°14'21" Libra	Direct	Jul 11, 1948	Jul 14, 1948 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°00'01" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1948	Aug 2, 1948 into Leo
Venus	24°46'59" Gemini	Stationing direct	Jun 29, 1948	Aug 3, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	27°51'16" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1948	Jul 17, 1948 into Libra
Jupiter	20°46'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°36'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	27°49'27" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°20'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°50'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°31'23" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 13, 1948

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 13, 10:35 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 13, 11:30 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	20°57' Libra

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