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Where Were the Planets on March 22, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 22, 1947, the Sun was in Aries (1°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 22, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°04' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°20' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 22, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°01'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1947	Apr 20, 1947 into Taurus
Moon	28°40'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 20, 1947	Mar 22, 1947 into Aries
Mercury	9°12'07" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	20°04'37" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1947	Mar 30, 1947 into Pisces
Mars	14°00'19" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1947	Apr 11, 1947 into Aries
Jupiter	27°27'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°05'14" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°01'57" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°40'30" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°12'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°53'16" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 22, 1947

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 22, 14:22 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 22, 16:34 UTC	New Moon in Aries	1°13' Aries

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