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April 16, 1948

First Quarter Moon in Cancer

26°43′ Cancer · 2:42 pm ET

First Quarter in Cancer · 49% lit · enters Leo 8:16 pm ET

Daily WeatherCancer · waxing 49%

Friday, April 16, 1948

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Moon in Cancer · waxing 49% · Jupiter ℞ in Sagittarius · four planets retrograde

10:30 pm ET · 15°45′ Leo

Saturn stations direct

The retrograde closes — forward motion resumes from 15°45′ Leo.

  • 12:21 am ET☿ △ ♇exact · 12°34′ Aries
  • 2:42 pm ETFirst Quarter Moon · 26°43′ Cancer
  • 7:45 pm ET♀ ⚹ ♇exact · 12°34′ Gemini
  • 8:16 pm ET☽Moon enters Leo
  • applying☿ △ ♄exact Sat 5:03 pm ET

A day of release — you may feel something long-stalled loosen and begin to move on its own.

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Positions

  • Sun26°35′ Aries
  • Moon24°50′ Cancer
  • Mercury13°26′ Aries
  • Venus12°14′ Gemini
  • Mars19°58′ Leo
  • Jupiter℞︎28°56′ Sagittarius
  • Saturn℞︎15°46′ Leo
  • Uranus23°04′ Gemini
  • Neptune℞︎11°13′ Libra
  • Pluto℞︎12°34′ Leo
  • North Node14°10′ Taurus

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Venus sextile Pluto0.3° orb
  • Mercury trine Pluto0.9° orb
  • Venus trine Neptune1.0° orb
  • Mercury sextile Venus1.2° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto1.4° orb
  • Sun square Moon1.8° orb
  • Mercury opposition Neptune2.2° orb
  • Mercury trine Saturn2.3° orb
  • Sun trine Jupiter2.4° orb
  • Mars sextile Uranus3.1° orb
  • Saturn conjunction Pluto3.2° orb
  • Venus sextile Saturn3.5° orb
  • Sun sextile Uranus3.5° orb
  • Mars conjunction Saturn4.2° orb
  • Saturn sextile Neptune4.5° orb

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