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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1948?

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On December 3, 1948, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°01' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 20°49' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1948
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°15'00" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon14°27'49" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury6°04'52" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus9°10'51" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars5°00'41" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter3°51'58" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn6°02'11" VirgoDirect into Leo
Uranus29°15'24" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune14°38'15" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto16°30'26" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node2°57'02" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on December 3, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury square SaturnWorry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Born on December 3, 1948?

Mars and Jupiter sat 1 degrees 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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