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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1948?

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On December 2, 1948, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°53' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°00' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1948
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°14'06" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon1°29'39" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury4°30'37" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus7°56'52" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars4°14'52" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter3°38'41" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn6°00'38" VirgoDirect into Leo
Uranus29°17'47" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune14°36'49" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto16°30'52" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node3°00'13" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on December 2, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on December 2, 1948?

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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