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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1948?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1948, the Sun was in Virgo (7°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°35' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°16' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°57'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1948	Sep 23, 1948 into Libra
Moon	25°53'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 29, 1948	Aug 31, 1948 into Leo
Mercury	25°00'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Libra
Venus	22°08'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1948	Sep 8, 1948 into Leo
Mars	27°58'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°28'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°42'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	0°01'34" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	11°28'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°17'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°55'41" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 31, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 18:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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