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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1947?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1947, the Sun was in Leo (15°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°04' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°05'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1947	Aug 24, 1947 into Virgo
Moon	28°31'15" Aries	Direct	Aug 6, 1947	Aug 8, 1947 into Taurus
Mercury	26°44'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	7°56'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1947	Aug 26, 1947 into Virgo
Mars	26°25'37" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°30'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	12°47'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	24°55'10" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°39'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°02'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°31'38" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 8, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 14:43 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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