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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 1947?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 1947, the Sun was in Aquarius (18°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°49' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°35' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°53'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1947	Feb 19, 1947 into Pisces
Moon	26°46'08" Virgo	Direct	Feb 6, 1947	Feb 8, 1947 into Libra
Mercury	0°46'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	2°25'12" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1947	Mar 5, 1947 into Aquarius
Mars	10°57'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1947	Mar 4, 1947 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°49'05" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°22'07" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°51'57" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°36'20" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°02'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°06'43" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 8, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 01:21 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Feb 8, 01:31 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 8, 17:39 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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