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Where Were the Planets on November 20, 1948?

Quick Answer

On November 20, 1948, the Sun was in Scorpio (28°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 20, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°00' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 20, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°05'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1948	Nov 22, 1948 into Sagittarius
Moon	14°07'09" Cancer	Direct	Nov 19, 1948	Nov 21, 1948 into Leo
Mercury	15°38'01" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 10, 1948	Nov 29, 1948 into Sagittarius
Venus	23°13'14" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Scorpio
Mars	25°09'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Capricorn
Jupiter	1°03'04" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°33'42" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	29°44'41" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°17'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°33'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°38'20" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on November 20, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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