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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1947?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1947, the Sun was in Cancer (10°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°24' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°42'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1947	Jul 23, 1947 into Leo
Moon	11°19'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 2, 1947	Jul 5, 1947 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°57'17" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	23°49'33" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1947	Jul 8, 1947 into Cancer
Mars	1°40'05" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°55'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°16'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°04'44" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°04'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°00'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°26'01" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 3, 1947

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 10:39 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	10°39' Capricorn

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