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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1947?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1947, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% 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 8, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°11' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°08' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°22'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1946	Jan 20, 1947 into Aquarius
Moon	5°42'17" Leo	Direct	Jan 8, 1947	Jan 10, 1947 into Virgo
Mercury	8°23'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1947	Jan 21, 1947 into Aquarius
Venus	2°15'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1947	Feb 6, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	16°49'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°38'38" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°51'06" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°40'22" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°48'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°44'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°45'12" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 8, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 02:52 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on January 8, 1947?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree 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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