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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1947?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1947, the Sun was in Gemini (29°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°40' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°35' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°16'17" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jun 22, 1947 into Cancer
Moon	6°10'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 21, 1947	Jun 23, 1947 into Virgo
Mercury	23°28'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	9°13'34" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1947	Jul 8, 1947 into Cancer
Mars	23°05'25" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°34'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°53'17" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°22'43" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°01'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°42'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°04'08" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 21, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 02:06 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on June 21, 1947?

The Sun, Venus and Uranus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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