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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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°46'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1947	Aug 24, 1947 into Virgo
Moon	23°14'21" Leo	Direct	Aug 14, 1947	Aug 16, 1947 into Virgo
Mercury	9°59'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1947	Aug 26, 1947 into Virgo
Venus	17°49'08" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1947	Aug 26, 1947 into Virgo
Mars	1°42'48" Cancer	Direct	Aug 13, 1947	Oct 1, 1947 into Leo
Jupiter	19°09'00" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	13°48'56" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°14'31" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°52'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°16'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°06'13" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 16, 1947

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 11:12 UTC	New Moon in Leo	22°44' Leo
Aug 16, 22:48 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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