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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1947?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1947, the Sun was in Aries (14°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°41' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°51'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1947	Apr 20, 1947 into Taurus
Moon	13°04'56" Libra	Direct	Apr 4, 1947	Apr 6, 1947 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°06'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	6°35'47" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1947	Apr 25, 1947 into Aries
Mars	24°58'02" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1947	Apr 11, 1947 into Aries
Jupiter	26°48'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°57'06" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°25'18" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°17'27" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°03'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°08'47" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 5, 1947

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 15:29 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	15°00' Libra

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