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Where Were the Planets on December 10, 1948?

Quick Answer

On December 10, 1948, the Sun was in Sagittarius (18°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Pluto. Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 10, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°13' Aries at midnight UTC to 15°11' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 10, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°21'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1948	Dec 21, 1948 into Capricorn
Moon	9°11'19" Aries	Direct	Dec 9, 1948	Dec 12, 1948 into Taurus
Mercury	17°04'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 29, 1948	Dec 18, 1948 into Capricorn
Venus	17°49'48" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Dec 20, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°22'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Jan 4, 1949 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°25'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°09'57" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	28°58'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°47'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°26'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°34'47" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 10, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 10, 02:32 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.

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The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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