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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1947?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1947, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% 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 12, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°47' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°26'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1946	Jan 20, 1947 into Aquarius
Moon	2°15'45" Libra	Direct	Jan 12, 1947	Jan 14, 1947 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°41'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1947	Jan 21, 1947 into Aquarius
Venus	5°39'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1947	Feb 6, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	19°54'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°17'29" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°32'49" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°32'01" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°48'23" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°39'30" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°32'30" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 12, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 07:53 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on January 12, 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 2 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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