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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1947?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1947, the Sun was in Taurus (24°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°19' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°46'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Gemini
Moon	1°40'51" Aries	Direct	May 16, 1947	May 18, 1947 into Taurus
Mercury	25°28'54" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1947	May 18, 1947 into Gemini
Venus	25°40'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 1947	May 20, 1947 into Taurus
Mars	26°29'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°25'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°32'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°16'58" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°19'47" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°05'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°58'31" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 16, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 08:56 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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