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Where Were the Planets on June 2, 1947?

Quick Answer

On June 2, 1947, the Sun was in Gemini (11°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 2, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°22' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°34' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 2, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°06'39" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jun 22, 1947 into Cancer
Moon	26°29'50" Scorpio	Direct	May 31, 1947	Jun 2, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°52'50" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1947	Jun 2, 1947 into Cancer
Venus	16°11'47" Taurus	Direct	May 20, 1947	Jun 13, 1947 into Gemini
Mars	9°12'16" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°21'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°56'36" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°15'10" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°06'22" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°19'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°04'30" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 2, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 2, 13:40 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 2, 17:30 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jun 2, 18:54 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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