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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1948?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1948, the Sun was in Leo (16°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°01' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°13' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°46'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1948	Aug 23, 1948 into Virgo
Moon	17°11'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1948	Aug 10, 1948 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°14'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1948	Aug 17, 1948 into Virgo
Venus	3°56'41" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1948	Sep 8, 1948 into Leo
Mars	13°58'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°09'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	24°54'16" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	29°11'53" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°50'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°38'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°05'35" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 9, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 07:28 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Aug 9, 16:41 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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