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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1948?

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On August 3, 1948, the Sun was in Leo (11°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Venus moved from Gemini into Cancer. The Sun sextiled Neptune. Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°02' Cancer at midnight UTC to 24°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1948
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°01'46" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon17°23'51" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury1°51'47" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus0°13'32" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars10°16'36" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter19°20'35" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn24°08'54" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus28°55'16" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Neptune10°41'57" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto14°27'23" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node9°24'39" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on August 3, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus enters CancerLeaves Gemini
The Sun sextile NeptuneCreative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Born on August 3, 1948?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Mars and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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