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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1947?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1947, the Sun was in Leo (16°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°04' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°25' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°03'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1947	Aug 24, 1947 into Virgo
Moon	11°42'44" Taurus	Direct	Aug 8, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Gemini
Mercury	28°08'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	9°10'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1947	Aug 26, 1947 into Virgo
Mars	27°05'32" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°35'06" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	12°55'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	24°57'42" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°41'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°04'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°28'27" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 9, 1947

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 02:18 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Aug 9, 20:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	16°23' Taurus

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