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Where Were the Planets on December 14, 1948?

Quick Answer

On December 14, 1948, the Sun was in Sagittarius (22°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 14, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°32' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°38' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 14, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°25'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1948	Dec 21, 1948 into Capricorn
Moon	29°03'08" Taurus	Direct	Dec 12, 1948	Dec 14, 1948 into Gemini
Mercury	23°21'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 29, 1948	Dec 18, 1948 into Capricorn
Venus	22°47'08" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Dec 20, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°27'35" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Jan 4, 1949 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°20'25" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°11'57" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	28°47'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°52'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°24'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°22'05" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 14, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 14, 13:44 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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