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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1947?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1947, the Sun was in Virgo (7°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°57' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°13' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°14'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1947	Sep 23, 1947 into Libra
Moon	5°04'40" Pisces	Direct	Aug 31, 1947	Sep 2, 1947 into Aries
Mercury	9°31'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1947	Sep 11, 1947 into Libra
Venus	6°23'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1947	Sep 19, 1947 into Libra
Mars	11°22'58" Cancer	Direct	Aug 13, 1947	Oct 1, 1947 into Leo
Jupiter	20°46'21" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	15°41'48" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°43'49" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°19'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°42'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°18'33" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 31, 1947

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 02:03 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 31, 16:34 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	7°25' Pisces

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