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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1947?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1947, the Sun was in Leo (29°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°01' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°17' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°30'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1947	Aug 24, 1947 into Virgo
Moon	29°11'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 21, 1947	Aug 23, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°46'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1947	Aug 26, 1947 into Virgo
Venus	26°28'36" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1947	Aug 26, 1947 into Virgo
Mars	6°15'58" Cancer	Direct	Aug 13, 1947	Oct 1, 1947 into Leo
Jupiter	19°50'26" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	14°42'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°29'23" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°04'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°29'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°43'58" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 23, 1947

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 12:40 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	29°32' Scorpio
Aug 23, 13:34 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on August 23, 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 1 degrees 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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