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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1947?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1947, the Sun was in Cancer (27°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°09' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°30' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°52'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1947	Jul 23, 1947 into Leo
Moon	14°23'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1947	Jul 22, 1947 into Libra
Mercury	17°48'32" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	15°49'29" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1947	Aug 2, 1947 into Leo
Mars	14°14'27" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°44'16" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	10°29'16" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	24°03'54" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°17'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°30'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°28'49" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 21, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 16:39 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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