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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1947?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1947, the Sun was in Taurus (0°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 0°14' Taurus. Venus trined Jupiter. Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°42' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°32'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Gemini
Moon	4°44'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1947	Apr 23, 1947 into Gemini
Mercury	7°49'47" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1947	May 4, 1947 into Taurus
Venus	25°39'33" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1947	Apr 25, 1947 into Aries
Mars	7°23'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°25'38" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°13'57" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°02'17" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°52'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°58'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°17'57" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 21, 1947

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 03:55 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 21, 04:19 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	0°14' Taurus
Apr 21, 07:43 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.

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Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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