The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on July 11, 1947?

Quick Answer

On July 11, 1947, the Sun was in Cancer (18°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 11, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°24' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°26' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 11, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°20'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1947	Jul 23, 1947 into Leo
Moon	18°53'27" Aries	Direct	Jul 10, 1947	Jul 12, 1947 into Taurus
Mercury	23°34'40" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	3°35'13" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1947	Aug 2, 1947 into Leo
Mars	7°18'02" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°43'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°14'18" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°31'46" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°09'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°13'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°00'36" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 11, 1947

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 11, 10:54 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	18°18' Aries
Jul 11, 16:29 UTC	The North Node enters Taurus	Leaves Gemini

Born on July 11, 1947?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.