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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 24, 1947, the Sun was in Aries (3°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 24, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°52' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°35' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°00'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1947	Apr 20, 1947 into Taurus
Moon	25°42'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 1947	Mar 24, 1947 into Taurus
Mercury	9°25'24" Pisces	Direct	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	22°25'33" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1947	Mar 30, 1947 into Pisces
Mars	15°34'31" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1947	Apr 11, 1947 into Aries
Jupiter	27°24'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°02'45" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°04'43" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°37'14" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°11'07" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°46'55" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 24, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 19:28 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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