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Where Were the Planets on March 29, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 29, 1947, the Sun was in Aries (7°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 29, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°34' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 29, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°57'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1947	Apr 20, 1947 into Taurus
Moon	5°37'56" Cancer	Direct	Mar 29, 1947	Mar 31, 1947 into Leo
Mercury	11°28'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	28°18'54" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1947	Mar 30, 1947 into Pisces
Mars	19°29'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1947	Apr 11, 1947 into Aries
Jupiter	27°12'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°58'29" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°12'29" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°29'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°07'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°31'02" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 29, 1947

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 29, 02:25 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 29, 16:15 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	8°08' Cancer

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