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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 1948?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 1948, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Sagittarius. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 12, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°21' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°47' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°23'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1948	Dec 21, 1948 into Capricorn
Moon	3°32'22" Taurus	Direct	Dec 12, 1948	Dec 14, 1948 into Gemini
Mercury	20°12'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 29, 1948	Dec 18, 1948 into Capricorn
Venus	20°18'24" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Dec 20, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°55'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Jan 4, 1949 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°53'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°11'10" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	28°53'04" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°49'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°25'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°28'26" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 12, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 05:08 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 12, 19:50 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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