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Where Were the Planets on June 24, 1947?

Quick Answer

On June 24, 1947, the Sun was in Cancer (2°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (39% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Mars. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 24, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°23' Virgo at midnight UTC to 26°08' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 24, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°08'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1947	Jul 23, 1947 into Leo
Moon	19°19'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 23, 1947	Jun 25, 1947 into Libra
Mercury	25°19'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	12°52'19" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1947	Jul 8, 1947 into Cancer
Mars	25°14'58" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°22'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°13'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°33'20" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°01'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°46'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°54'37" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 24, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 24, 20:07 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

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