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Where Were the Planets on September 26, 1948?

Quick Answer

On September 26, 1948, the Sun was in Libra (3°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 26, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 26, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°17'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1948	Oct 23, 1948 into Scorpio
Moon	6°55'05" Cancer	Direct	Sep 25, 1948	Sep 28, 1948 into Leo
Mercury	29°16'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Sep 27, 1948 into Scorpio
Venus	18°51'05" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1948	Oct 6, 1948 into Virgo
Mars	15°26'16" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	21°39'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°51'09" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	0°32'15" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	12°22'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°57'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°33'05" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on September 26, 1948

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 26, 05:07 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	3°01' Cancer

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