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Where Were the Planets on December 15, 1948?

Quick Answer

On December 15, 1948, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% 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 15, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°05' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 15, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°26'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1948	Dec 21, 1948 into Capricorn
Moon	12°20'04" Gemini	Direct	Dec 14, 1948	Dec 16, 1948 into Cancer
Mercury	24°56'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 29, 1948	Dec 18, 1948 into Capricorn
Venus	24°01'33" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Dec 20, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°13'55" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Jan 4, 1949 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°34'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°12'10" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	28°45'25" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°53'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°23'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°18'54" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 15, 1948

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees 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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