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Where Were the Planets on February 2, 1947?

Quick Answer

On February 2, 1947, the Sun was in Aquarius (12°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 2, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°39' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°22' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 2, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°48'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1947	Feb 19, 1947 into Pisces
Moon	28°59'37" Gemini	Direct	Jan 31, 1947	Feb 2, 1947 into Cancer
Mercury	20°06'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1947	Feb 8, 1947 into Pisces
Venus	26°03'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1947	Feb 6, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	6°15'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1947	Mar 4, 1947 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°10'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°50'45" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°58'02" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°41'01" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°10'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°25'47" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 2, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 2, 13:38 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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