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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1947?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1947, the Sun was in Aries (27°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°36'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1947	Apr 20, 1947 into Taurus
Moon	23°41'06" Pisces	Direct	Apr 16, 1947	Apr 18, 1947 into Aries
Mercury	3°18'10" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1947	May 4, 1947 into Taurus
Venus	22°04'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1947	Apr 25, 1947 into Aries
Mars	5°04'29" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°43'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°08'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°54'36" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°56'36" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°59'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°27'29" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 18, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 23:25 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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