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Where Were the Planets on November 23, 1948?

Quick Answer

On November 23, 1948, the Sun was in Sagittarius (1°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 23, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°56' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°03' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 23, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°07'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1948	Dec 21, 1948 into Capricorn
Moon	25°59'38" Leo	Direct	Nov 21, 1948	Nov 23, 1948 into Virgo
Mercury	20°20'45" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 10, 1948	Nov 29, 1948 into Sagittarius
Venus	26°53'20" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Scorpio
Mars	27°25'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Capricorn
Jupiter	1°41'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°41'50" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	29°38'20" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°22'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°33'27" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°28'48" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on November 23, 1948

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 23, 18:48 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Nov 23, 21:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	1°31' Virgo

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