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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 1948?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 1948, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars met Jupiter in Capricorn. A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 1, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°28' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 24°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°13'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1948	Dec 21, 1948 into Capricorn
Moon	18°13'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1948	Dec 2, 1948 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°56'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 29, 1948	Dec 18, 1948 into Capricorn
Venus	6°42'56" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Dec 20, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°29'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Jan 4, 1949 into Aquarius
Jupiter	3°25'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°58'58" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	29°20'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°35'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°31'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°03'23" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 1, 1948

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 09:17 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started.

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Mars and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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