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Where Were the Planets on July 27, 1947?

Quick Answer

On July 27, 1947, the Sun was in Leo (3°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 27, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°40' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 27, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°36'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1947	Aug 24, 1947 into Virgo
Moon	2°40'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 27, 1947	Jul 29, 1947 into Capricorn
Mercury	17°13'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	23°11'05" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1947	Aug 2, 1947 into Leo
Mars	18°20'49" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°53'33" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	11°15'04" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	24°22'03" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°24'02" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°41'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°09'46" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 27, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 27, 06:40 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on July 27, 1947?

The Sun, Saturn and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Saturn and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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