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Where Were the Planets on February 27, 1947?

Quick Answer

On February 27, 1947, the Sun was in Pisces (8°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 27, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°46' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°35' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 27, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°03'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1947	Mar 21, 1947 into Aries
Moon	26°39'59" Taurus	Direct	Feb 25, 1947	Feb 27, 1947 into Gemini
Mercury	23°08'41" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	23°28'42" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1947	Mar 5, 1947 into Aquarius
Mars	25°54'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1947	Mar 4, 1947 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°12'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°02'38" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°44'53" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°15'10" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°36'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°06'21" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 27, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 27, 04:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Feb 27, 17:46 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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