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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1948?

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On October 6, 1948, the Sun was in Libra (13°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (17% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

The Sun met Neptune in Libra. Edges blur. Strong on imagination and compassion, weak on clarity. Venus moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°28' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°03' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1948
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°08'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon2°19'16" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury5°16'37" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Venus29°58'48" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars22°23'33" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter22°56'45" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn1°57'28" VirgoDirect into Leo
Uranus0°34'50" CancerStationing direct into Gemini
Neptune12°44'45" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto16°09'20" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node6°01'19" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on October 6, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct NeptuneEdges blur. Strong on imagination and compassion, weak on clarity.
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio
Venus enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on October 6, 1948?

The Sun 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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