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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1947?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1947, the Sun was in Gemini (9°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°24' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°11'42" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jun 22, 1947 into Cancer
Moon	1°43'52" Scorpio	Direct	May 31, 1947	Jun 2, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mercury	26°21'47" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1947	Jun 2, 1947 into Cancer
Venus	13°46'43" Taurus	Direct	May 20, 1947	Jun 13, 1947 into Gemini
Mars	7°43'23" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°34'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°45'36" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°08'09" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°07'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°17'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°10'52" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 31, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 08:42 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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