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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1947?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1947, the Sun was in Virgo (23°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Libra. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°26' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°44'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1947	Sep 23, 1947 into Libra
Moon	28°46'57" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 1947	Sep 17, 1947 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°13'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 11, 1947	Oct 1, 1947 into Scorpio
Venus	27°30'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1947	Sep 19, 1947 into Libra
Mars	21°55'49" Cancer	Direct	Aug 13, 1947	Oct 1, 1947 into Leo
Jupiter	23°12'00" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°42'04" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	26°04'28" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°54'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°09'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°24'33" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on September 17, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 14:10 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 17, 22:40 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Born on September 17, 1947?

Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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