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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1948?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1948, the Sun was in Leo (12°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°57' Leo at midnight UTC to 25°12' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°56'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1948	Aug 23, 1948 into Virgo
Moon	17°34'55" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1948	Aug 6, 1948 into Virgo
Mercury	5°57'51" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1948	Aug 17, 1948 into Virgo
Venus	1°23'10" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1948	Sep 8, 1948 into Leo
Mars	11°30'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°16'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	24°23'58" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	29°00'56" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°44'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°31'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°18'18" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 5, 1948

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 04:13 UTC	New Moon in Leo	12°38' Leo

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