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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1947?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1947, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°54' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°42' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°58'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1947	Feb 19, 1947 into Pisces
Moon	5°48'08" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 16, 1947	Feb 18, 1947 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°58'08" Pisces	Direct	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	11°08'43" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1947	Mar 5, 1947 into Aquarius
Mars	17°14'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1947	Mar 4, 1947 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°31'44" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°46'04" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°46'39" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°28'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°51'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°41'18" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 16, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 00:11 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Feb 16, 00:26 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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