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Where Were the Planets on April 27, 1947?

Quick Answer

On April 27, 1947, the Sun was in Taurus (6°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 27, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°47' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 27, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°23'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Gemini
Moon	0°44'50" Leo	Direct	Apr 27, 1947	Apr 29, 1947 into Virgo
Mercury	17°40'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1947	May 4, 1947 into Taurus
Venus	2°50'33" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 1947	May 20, 1947 into Taurus
Mars	12°01'09" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Taurus
Jupiter	24°46'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°27'16" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°18'35" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°43'13" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°59'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°58'53" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 27, 1947

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 27, 03:57 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Apr 27, 10:43 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 27, 22:18 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	6°48' Leo

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