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Where Were the Planets on October 7, 1947?

Quick Answer

On October 7, 1947, the Sun was in Libra (13°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 7, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°16' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 7, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°22'11" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1947	Oct 24, 1947 into Scorpio
Moon	14°11'59" Cancer	Direct	Oct 6, 1947	Oct 8, 1947 into Leo
Mercury	7°29'30" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	22°25'23" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1947	Oct 13, 1947 into Scorpio
Mars	3°39'59" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	26°41'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°45'57" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	26°09'53" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°39'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°35'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°21'00" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 7, 1947

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 7, 10:29 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	13°18' Cancer

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