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Where Were the Planets on July 13, 1947?

Quick Answer

On July 13, 1947, the Sun was in Cancer (20°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 13, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°53' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°43' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 13, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°14'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1947	Jul 23, 1947 into Leo
Moon	15°45'35" Taurus	Direct	Jul 12, 1947	Jul 14, 1947 into Gemini
Mercury	22°17'55" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	6°01'53" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1947	Aug 2, 1947 into Leo
Mars	8°41'52" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°42'01" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°29'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°38'21" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°10'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°16'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°54'14" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 13, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 13, 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.

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