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Where Were the Planets on September 11, 1948?

Quick Answer

On September 11, 1948, the Sun was in Virgo (18°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Libra. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 11, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°23' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°47' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 11, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°38'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1948	Sep 23, 1948 into Libra
Moon	2°37'17" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 11, 1948	Sep 13, 1948 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°30'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Sep 27, 1948 into Scorpio
Venus	2°57'45" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1948	Oct 6, 1948 into Virgo
Mars	5°15'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°09'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°04'14" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	0°18'36" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	11°50'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°35'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°20'44" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on September 11, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 11, 06:56 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Sep 11, 17:42 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Born on September 11, 1948?

Venus, Saturn and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Leo streak alongside their Virgo Sun. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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