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Where Were the Planets on September 20, 1947?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 1947, the Sun was in Virgo (26°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (34% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 20, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°07' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°26' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°40'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1947	Sep 23, 1947 into Libra
Moon	7°19'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 19, 1947	Sep 22, 1947 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°55'06" Libra	Direct	Sep 11, 1947	Oct 1, 1947 into Scorpio
Venus	1°14'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1947	Oct 13, 1947 into Scorpio
Mars	23°44'25" Cancer	Direct	Aug 13, 1947	Oct 1, 1947 into Leo
Jupiter	23°41'06" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°02'03" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	26°06'37" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°01'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°13'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°15'01" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on September 20, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 08:57 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Sep 20, 16:58 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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