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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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°20'59" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1948	Aug 23, 1948 into Virgo
Moon	5°44'32" Pisces	Direct	Aug 20, 1948	Aug 22, 1948 into Aries
Mercury	5°56'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Libra
Venus	12°18'47" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1948	Sep 8, 1948 into Leo
Mars	20°53'00" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°07'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	26°18'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	29°39'06" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°07'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°58'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°30'38" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 20, 1948

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 00:22 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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