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Where Were the Planets on July 29, 1948?

Quick Answer

On July 29, 1948, the Sun was in Leo (6°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 29, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°48' Taurus at midnight UTC to 15°22' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 29, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°14'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1948	Aug 23, 1948 into Virgo
Moon	9°02'50" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 1948	Jul 31, 1948 into Gemini
Mercury	22°04'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1948	Aug 2, 1948 into Leo
Venus	27°43'26" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1948	Aug 3, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	7°14'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°34'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	23°31'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	28°40'35" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°35'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°18'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°40'32" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 29, 1948

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 29, 06:12 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	6°01' Taurus

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