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Where Were the Planets on October 25, 1948?

Quick Answer

On October 25, 1948, the Sun was in Scorpio (1°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 25, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°03' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 25, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°58'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1948	Nov 22, 1948 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°04'06" Leo	Direct	Oct 25, 1948	Oct 27, 1948 into Virgo
Mercury	20°53'58" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 10, 1948 into Scorpio
Venus	21°57'11" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1948	Nov 1, 1948 into Libra
Mars	5°56'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°58'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°47'50" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	0°25'20" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	13°26'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°26'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°00'57" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 25, 1948

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 25, 10:09 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 25, 13:42 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	2°03' Leo

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