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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1948?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1948, the Sun was in Libra (16°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°00' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°26' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°05'52" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1948	Oct 23, 1948 into Scorpio
Moon	11°16'06" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 8, 1948	Oct 11, 1948 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°17'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Libra
Venus	3°23'01" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1948	Nov 1, 1948 into Libra
Mars	24°30'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	23°22'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°16'23" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	0°34'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	12°51'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°12'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°51'47" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 9, 1948

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 14:46 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Oct 9, 22:10 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	16°31' Capricorn

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