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Where Were the Planets on April 15, 1947?

Quick Answer

On April 15, 1947, the Sun was in Aries (24°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 15, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°35' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 21°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 15, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°40'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1947	Apr 20, 1947 into Taurus
Moon	15°40'24" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Pisces
Mercury	29°02'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	18°29'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1947	Apr 25, 1947 into Aries
Mars	2°44'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°01'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°04'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°47'15" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°01'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°59'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°37'01" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 15, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 15, 18:08 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square

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