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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1947?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 1947, the Sun was in Gemini (8°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 30, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°35' Libra at midnight UTC to 25°24' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°14'12" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jun 22, 1947 into Cancer
Moon	19°02'02" Libra	Direct	May 29, 1947	May 31, 1947 into Scorpio
Mercury	24°32'13" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1947	Jun 2, 1947 into Cancer
Venus	12°34'12" Taurus	Direct	May 20, 1947	Jun 13, 1947 into Gemini
Mars	6°58'51" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°41'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°40'12" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°04'39" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°08'08" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°16'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°14'02" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 30, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 09:30 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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