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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1947?

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On January 31, 1947, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°02' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°11' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°46'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1947	Feb 19, 1947 into Pisces
Moon	0°04'47" Gemini	Direct	Jan 31, 1947	Feb 2, 1947 into Cancer
Mercury	16°33'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1947	Feb 8, 1947 into Pisces
Venus	23°58'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1947	Feb 6, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	4°41'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1947	Mar 4, 1947 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°56'37" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°00'29" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°00'26" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°42'20" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°13'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°32'08" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 31, 1947

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 10:14 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jan 31, 11:51 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jan 31, 20:44 UTC	Mars opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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