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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1948?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1948, the Sun was in Leo (27°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°48' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1948
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°20'59" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon5°44'32" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury5°56'08" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus12°18'47" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars20°53'00" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter19°07'47" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn26°18'13" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus29°39'06" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Neptune11°07'54" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto14°58'05" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node8°30'38" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on August 20, 1948

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on August 20, 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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