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Where Were the Planets on April 24, 1947?

Quick Answer

On April 24, 1947, the Sun was in Taurus (3°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 24, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°32' Gemini at midnight UTC to 24°57' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 24, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°28'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Gemini
Moon	17°45'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 1947	Apr 25, 1947 into Cancer
Mercury	12°37'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1947	May 4, 1947 into Taurus
Venus	29°14'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1947	Apr 25, 1947 into Aries
Mars	9°42'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°06'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°20'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°10'17" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°47'32" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°58'54" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°08'25" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 24, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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