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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1948?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1948, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn, 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 23, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°14' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°16' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°35'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	5°16'54" Libra	Direct	Dec 23, 1948	Dec 25, 1948 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°39'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 1948	Jan 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Venus	3°57'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1948	Jan 13, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	20°26'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Jan 4, 1949 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°24'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°09'57" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	28°24'50" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°00'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°16'34" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°53'29" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 23, 1948

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 02:59 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 23, 05:12 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	1°18' Libra

Born on December 23, 1948?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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