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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1947?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1947, the Sun was in Taurus (29°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun entered Gemini, and Gemini season began. Mars moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°59' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°48' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°35'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1947	May 21, 1947 into Gemini
Moon	12°23'37" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1947	May 22, 1947 into Cancer
Mercury	6°22'25" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1947	Jun 2, 1947 into Cancer
Venus	1°42'14" Taurus	Direct	May 20, 1947	Jun 13, 1947 into Gemini
Mars	0°15'38" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°47'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°54'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°33'39" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°15'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°09'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°42'38" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 21, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 03:40 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 21, 22:09 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on May 21, 1947?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Venus and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, 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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