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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1947?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1947, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°10' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°21'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1946	Jan 20, 1947 into Aquarius
Moon	20°37'13" Cancer	Direct	Jan 6, 1947	Jan 8, 1947 into Leo
Mercury	6°49'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1947	Jan 21, 1947 into Aquarius
Venus	1°26'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1947	Feb 6, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	16°03'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°28'40" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°55'34" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°42'32" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°47'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°45'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°48'23" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 7, 1947

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 04:47 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	16°03' Cancer

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