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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1947?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1947, the Sun was in Virgo (2°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°15' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°04' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°24'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1947	Sep 23, 1947 into Libra
Moon	5°10'26" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 26, 1947	Aug 28, 1947 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°45'54" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1947	Aug 26, 1947 into Virgo
Venus	0°11'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1947	Sep 19, 1947 into Libra
Mars	8°11'45" Cancer	Direct	Aug 13, 1947	Oct 1, 1947 into Leo
Jupiter	20°10'23" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	15°04'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°35'08" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°10'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°34'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°34'27" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 26, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 01:30 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 26, 08:17 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 26, 14:50 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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