The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on January 22, 1947?

Quick Answer

On January 22, 1947, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 22, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°10' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°16' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 22, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°37'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1947	Feb 19, 1947 into Pisces
Moon	3°12'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 22, 1947	Jan 24, 1947 into Pisces
Mercury	1°02'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1947	Feb 8, 1947 into Pisces
Venus	14°55'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1947	Feb 6, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	27°40'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	23°46'52" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°44'45" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°13'34" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°46'42" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°26'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°00'43" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 22, 1947

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 22, 05:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 22, 08:34 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	1°29' Aquarius

Born on January 22, 1947?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.