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Where Were the Planets on August 19, 1948?

Quick Answer

On August 19, 1948, the Sun was in Leo (26°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 19, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°55' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 29°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 19, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°23'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1948	Aug 23, 1948 into Virgo
Moon	23°52'17" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1948	Aug 20, 1948 into Pisces
Mercury	4°04'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Libra
Venus	11°29'02" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1948	Sep 8, 1948 into Leo
Mars	20°14'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°07'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	26°10'35" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	29°36'49" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°06'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°56'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°33'49" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 19, 1948

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 19, 00:27 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Aug 19, 05:56 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Aug 19, 17:32 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	26°36' Aquarius

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