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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1948?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1948, the Sun was in Leo (24°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems. Mars sextiled Jupiter. Mercury moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°57' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°58' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°27'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1948	Aug 23, 1948 into Virgo
Moon	29°58'46" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 15, 1948	Aug 17, 1948 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°15'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Libra
Venus	9°51'47" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1948	Sep 8, 1948 into Leo
Mars	18°58'45" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°06'07" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	25°55'17" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	29°32'08" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°02'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°52'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°40'10" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 17, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 02:46 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Aug 17, 08:43 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 17, 12:02 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Aug 17, 16:41 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Effort is rewarded. Good for sport, launches and bold asks.

Born on August 17, 1948?

The Sun, Saturn and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. The Sun and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, 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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