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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1947?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1947, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% 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 January 1, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°42' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°14'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1946	Jan 20, 1947 into Aquarius
Moon	22°29'16" Aries	Direct	Dec 30, 1946	Jan 2, 1947 into Taurus
Mercury	27°36'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Jan 3, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	26°51'41" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°26'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	20°26'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°21'08" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°56'04" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°46'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°52'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°07'27" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 1, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 1, 1947?

The Sun and Mars sat 1 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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