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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1948?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1948, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus squared Saturn. Feeling unloved or short on money. Relationships get a reality check.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°10' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°55' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°37'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	3°04'26" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 25, 1948	Dec 27, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°51'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 1948	Jan 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Venus	6°27'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1948	Jan 13, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	21°59'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Jan 4, 1949 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°51'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°08'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	28°19'42" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°02'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°14'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°47'08" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 25, 1948

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 05:57 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Feeling unloved or short on money. Relationships get a reality check.
Dec 25, 06:38 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on December 25, 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 2 degrees 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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