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Where Were the Planets on July 14, 1948?

Quick Answer

On July 14, 1948, the Sun was in Cancer (21°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 14, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°25' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 14, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°55'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1948	Jul 22, 1948 into Leo
Moon	4°46'41" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 14, 1948	Jul 16, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°43'37" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1948	Aug 2, 1948 into Leo
Venus	24°41'47" Gemini	Stationing direct	Jun 29, 1948	Aug 3, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	28°25'39" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1948	Jul 17, 1948 into Libra
Jupiter	20°40'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°43'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	27°52'48" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°21'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°52'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°28'12" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 14, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 14, 03:27 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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