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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 1947?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 1947, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°01' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°45'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1947	Feb 19, 1947 into Pisces
Moon	16°04'45" Taurus	Direct	Jan 29, 1947	Jan 31, 1947 into Gemini
Mercury	14°47'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1947	Feb 8, 1947 into Pisces
Venus	22°56'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1947	Feb 6, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	3°54'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1947	Mar 4, 1947 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°49'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°05'22" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°01'43" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°42'56" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°14'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°35'18" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 30, 1947

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 00:07 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	9°16' Taurus

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