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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1947?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1947, the Sun was in Gemini (1°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°40' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°26' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°31'00" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jun 22, 1947 into Cancer
Moon	12°04'58" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1947	May 24, 1947 into Leo
Mercury	10°37'57" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1947	Jun 2, 1947 into Cancer
Venus	4°07'01" Taurus	Direct	May 20, 1947	Jun 13, 1947 into Gemini
Mars	1°45'38" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°32'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°04'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°40'27" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°13'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°10'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°36'17" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 23, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 11:04 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
May 23, 18:15 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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