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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1947?

Quick Answer

On June 16, 1947, the Sun was in Gemini (24°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 16, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°08' Taurus at midnight UTC to 28°33' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°29'50" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jun 22, 1947 into Cancer
Moon	21°17'57" Taurus	Direct	Jun 14, 1947	Jun 17, 1947 into Gemini
Mercury	19°07'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	3°09'16" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1947	Jul 8, 1947 into Cancer
Mars	19°28'13" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°58'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°20'38" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°04'55" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°01'46" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°35'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°20'02" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 16, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 16, 08:29 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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