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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1948?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1948, the Sun was in Leo (3°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 26, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°33' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°27' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°22'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1948	Aug 23, 1948 into Virgo
Moon	2°30'11" Aries	Direct	Jul 26, 1948	Jul 28, 1948 into Taurus
Mercury	16°44'22" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1948	Aug 2, 1948 into Leo
Venus	26°32'04" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1948	Aug 3, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	5°27'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°44'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	23°09'22" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	28°31'27" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°32'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°12'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°50'04" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 26, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 06:57 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on July 26, 1948?

The Sun, Saturn and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Venus and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Gemini, 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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