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Where Were the Planets on September 18, 1947?

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On September 18, 1947, the Sun was in Virgo (24°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% 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 September 18, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 18°28' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 18, 1947
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°43'29" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon12°01'24" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury10°48'27" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus28°45'17" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars22°32'07" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter23°21'36" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn17°48'46" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus26°05'14" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Neptune9°57'07" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto14°11'06" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node26°21'22" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on September 18, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on September 18, 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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