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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1948?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1948, the Sun was in Libra (27°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°13' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°55' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°00'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1948	Oct 23, 1948 into Scorpio
Moon	24°33'30" Taurus	Direct	Oct 18, 1948	Oct 20, 1948 into Gemini
Mercury	25°54'57" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 10, 1948 into Scorpio
Venus	16°04'51" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1948	Nov 1, 1948 into Libra
Mars	2°20'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°06'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°21'05" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	0°29'37" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	13°15'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°22'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°16'50" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 20, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 00:19 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Oct 20, 22:14 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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