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Where Were the Planets on October 13, 1947?

Quick Answer

On October 13, 1947, the Sun was in Libra (19°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 13, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°37' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°30' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 13, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°18'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1947	Oct 24, 1947 into Scorpio
Moon	9°36'21" Libra	Direct	Oct 12, 1947	Oct 14, 1947 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°10'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	29°54'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1947	Oct 13, 1947 into Scorpio
Mars	7°01'16" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°51'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°18'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	26°07'26" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°52'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°41'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°01'56" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 13, 1947

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 13, 13:48 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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