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Where Were the Planets on September 13, 1948?

Quick Answer

On September 13, 1948, the Sun was in Virgo (20°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 13, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°00' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 13, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°35'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1948	Sep 23, 1948 into Libra
Moon	27°00'37" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 11, 1948	Sep 13, 1948 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°14'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Sep 27, 1948 into Scorpio
Venus	5°00'51" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1948	Oct 6, 1948 into Virgo
Mars	6°35'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°19'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°18'54" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	0°21'04" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	11°54'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°38'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°14'23" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on September 13, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 13, 04:59 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Sep 13, 17:58 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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