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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 1948?

Quick Answer

On July 28, 1948, the Sun was in Leo (5°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% 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 28, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°47' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°17'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1948	Aug 23, 1948 into Virgo
Moon	26°38'00" Aries	Direct	Jul 26, 1948	Jul 28, 1948 into Taurus
Mercury	20°14'20" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1948	Aug 2, 1948 into Leo
Venus	27°17'58" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1948	Aug 3, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	6°38'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°37'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	23°24'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	28°37'33" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°34'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°16'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°43'43" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 28, 1948

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 28, 18:33 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on July 28, 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 1 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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