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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 1947?

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On July 1, 1947, the Sun was in Cancer (8°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Mars moved from Taurus into Gemini. Saturn sextiled Neptune. Practical idealism. Visions get a structure.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 1, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°37' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 23°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 1947
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°48'28" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon17°36'00" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury27°07'37" CancerStationing direct into Leo
Venus21°23'22" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars0°14'57" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter18°00'22" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn8°01'59" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus22°57'49" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Neptune8°03'46" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto11°57'19" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node0°32'22" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on July 1, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars enters GeminiLeaves Taurus
Saturn sextile NeptunePractical idealism. Visions get a structure.

Born on July 1, 1947?

Venus, Mars and Uranus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day carries a strong Gemini streak alongside their Cancer Sun. Venus and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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