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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1948?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1948, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°22' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 16°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°43'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1948	Jan 20, 1949 into Aquarius
Moon	9°50'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1948	Jan 1, 1949 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°55'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 1948	Jan 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Venus	12°41'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1948	Jan 13, 1949 into Capricorn
Mars	25°53'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 1948	Jan 4, 1949 into Aquarius
Jupiter	10°01'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°02'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	28°06'59" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	15°05'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°09'33" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°31'15" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 30, 1948

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 09:45 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	8°38' Capricorn

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