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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1948?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1948, the Sun was in Libra (11°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°58' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°25' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°09'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1948	Oct 23, 1948 into Scorpio
Moon	4°15'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1948	Oct 6, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°42'52" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 27, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Libra
Venus	27°43'35" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1948	Oct 6, 1948 into Virgo
Mars	20°59'28" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°40'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°44'36" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	0°34'45" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	12°40'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°07'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°07'40" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 4, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 04:58 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on October 4, 1948?

The Sun and Neptune sat 2 degrees 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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