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Where Were the Planets on July 24, 1947?

Quick Answer

On July 24, 1947, the Sun was in Leo (0°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 24, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°45' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 24, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°44'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1947	Aug 24, 1947 into Virgo
Moon	25°20'26" Libra	Direct	Jul 22, 1947	Jul 24, 1947 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°06'13" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	19°30'11" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1947	Aug 2, 1947 into Leo
Mars	16°17'58" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°48'06" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	10°52'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	24°13'06" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°20'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°35'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°19'17" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 24, 1947

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 24, 20:40 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 24, 22:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	1°11' Scorpio

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