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Where Were the Planets on April 13, 1947?

Quick Answer

On April 13, 1947, the Sun was in Aries (22°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 13, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°42' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 27°34' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 13, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°43'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1947	Apr 20, 1947 into Taurus
Moon	21°38'07" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 11, 1947	Apr 14, 1947 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°22'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	16°06'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1947	Apr 25, 1947 into Aries
Mars	1°11'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°11'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°02'04" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°42'32" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°04'28" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°00'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°43'22" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 13, 1947

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 13, 08:59 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Apr 13, 14:23 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	22°49' Capricorn

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