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Where Were the Planets on January 10, 1947?

Quick Answer

On January 10, 1947, the Sun was in Capricorn (19°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 10, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°45' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°55' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 10, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°24'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1946	Jan 20, 1947 into Aquarius
Moon	4°54'13" Virgo	Direct	Jan 10, 1947	Jan 12, 1947 into Libra
Mercury	11°31'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1947	Jan 21, 1947 into Aquarius
Venus	3°55'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1947	Feb 6, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	18°22'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°58'16" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°42'03" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°36'08" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°48'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°42'04" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°38'51" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 10, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 10, 01:00 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 10, 03:44 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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