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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1947?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1947, the Sun was in Leo (22°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 22°44' Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°43' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1947
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°46'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon23°14'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury9°59'11" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus17°49'08" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars1°42'48" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter19°09'00" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn13°48'56" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus25°14'31" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Neptune8°52'34" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto13°16'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node28°06'13" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on August 16, 1947

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
New Moon in Leo22°44' Leo
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on August 16, 1947?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Saturn and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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