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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1948?

Quick Answer

On October 2, 1948, the Sun was in Libra (9°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, 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 October 2, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°10' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°10' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°11'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1948	Oct 23, 1948 into Scorpio
Moon	4°41'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1948	Oct 4, 1948 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°46'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 27, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Libra
Venus	25°29'10" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1948	Oct 6, 1948 into Virgo
Mars	19°35'42" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°24'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°31'32" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	0°34'26" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	12°35'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°04'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°14'01" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 2, 1948

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 04:29 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 2, 19:42 UTC	New Moon in Libra	9°30' Libra

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