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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1947?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1947, the Sun was in Leo (18°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°42' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°55'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1947	Aug 24, 1947 into Virgo
Moon	23°26'00" Gemini	Direct	Aug 10, 1947	Aug 12, 1947 into Cancer
Mercury	2°50'29" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1947	Aug 26, 1947 into Virgo
Venus	12°52'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1947	Aug 26, 1947 into Virgo
Mars	29°04'50" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°48'40" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	13°18'14" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°05'08" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°46'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°09'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°18'55" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 12, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 08:46 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Aug 12, 17:38 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Aug 12, 21:13 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Aug 12, 22:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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