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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1948?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1948, the Sun was in Virgo (10°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°52' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°52'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1948	Sep 23, 1948 into Libra
Moon	11°15'31" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 1948	Sep 4, 1948 into Libra
Mercury	29°45'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Libra
Venus	25°00'18" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1948	Sep 8, 1948 into Leo
Mars	29°56'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°37'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°04'39" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	0°06'46" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	11°33'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°22'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°46'10" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on September 3, 1948

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 11:21 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	10°51' Virgo
Sep 3, 13:57 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 3, 15:47 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 3, 17:38 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Sep 3, 18:20 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine

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