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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1947?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1947, the Sun was in Aries (25°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°48' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°18' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°39'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1947	Apr 20, 1947 into Taurus
Moon	28°01'31" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Pisces
Mercury	0°26'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1947	May 4, 1947 into Taurus
Venus	19°41'07" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1947	Apr 25, 1947 into Aries
Mars	3°31'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°55'29" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°05'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°49'39" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°59'43" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°59'39" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°33'50" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 16, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 04:31 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 16, 15:47 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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