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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1947?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1947, the Sun was in Cancer (1°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°22' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°10'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1947	Jul 23, 1947 into Leo
Moon	5°20'34" Virgo	Direct	Jun 23, 1947	Jun 25, 1947 into Libra
Mercury	24°46'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	11°39'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1947	Jul 8, 1947 into Cancer
Mars	24°31'51" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°26'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°06'41" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°29'48" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°01'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°45'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°57'47" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 23, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 03:00 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jun 23, 14:01 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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