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Where Were the Planets on November 21, 1948?

Quick Answer

On November 21, 1948, the Sun was in Scorpio (29°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 21, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°00' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°54' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 21, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°05'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1948	Nov 22, 1948 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°56'59" Cancer	Direct	Nov 19, 1948	Nov 21, 1948 into Leo
Mercury	17°12'06" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 10, 1948	Nov 29, 1948 into Sagittarius
Venus	24°26'32" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Scorpio
Mars	25°54'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Capricorn
Jupiter	1°15'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°36'31" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	29°42'36" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°19'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°33'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°35'09" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on November 21, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 21, 02:13 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Nov 21, 15:32 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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