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February 17, 1948

First Quarter Moon in Taurus

28°20′ Taurus · 8:56 pm ET

First Quarter in Taurus · 46% lit · enters Gemini 11:56 pm ET

Daily WeatherTaurus · waxing 46%

Tuesday, February 17, 1948

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Moon in Taurus · waxing 46% · Mercury ℞ in Pisces · six planets retrograde

8:56 pm ET · 28°20′ Taurus

First Quarter Moon

The waxing half steepens toward the full moon on February 24.

  • 11:16 am ET☉ ☍ ♂exact · 27°56′ Aquarius
  • 11:56 pm ET☽Moon enters Gemini
  • applying☉ ☌ ☿cazimi Thu 9:51 pm ET
  • applying♀ ☍ ♆exact Sun 3:36 am ET
  • applying♀ △ ♇exact Sun 6:26 pm ET

A day of first friction — you may meet the first real test of something recently begun.

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Positions

  • Sun27°56′ Aquarius
  • Moon23°10′ Taurus
  • Mercury℞︎2°58′ Pisces
  • Venus7°04′ Aries
  • Mars℞︎27°55′ Leo
  • Jupiter24°10′ Sagittarius
  • Saturn℞︎18°33′ Leo
  • Uranus℞︎22°10′ Gemini
  • Neptune℞︎12°41′ Libra
  • Pluto℞︎13°26′ Leo
  • North Node17°35′ Taurus

Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Sun opposition Mars0.0° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto0.8° orb
  • Jupiter opposition Uranus2.0° orb
  • Saturn sextile Uranus3.6° orb
  • Mars trine Jupiter3.8° orb
  • Sun sextile Jupiter3.8° orb
  • Moon square Saturn4.6° orb
  • Moon square Mars4.8° orb
  • Sun square Moon4.8° orb

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