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Where Were the Planets on October 14, 1947?

Quick Answer

On October 14, 1947, the Sun was in Libra (20°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 20°03' Libra. Mercury squared Pluto. Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling. The Sun sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 14, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°31' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 14, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°17'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1947	Oct 24, 1947 into Scorpio
Moon	23°22'11" Libra	Direct	Oct 12, 1947	Oct 14, 1947 into Scorpio
Mercury	15°09'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	1°09'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1947	Nov 6, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°34'18" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°03'03" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°23'16" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	26°06'51" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°54'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°41'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°58'46" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 14, 1947

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 14, 00:29 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.
Oct 14, 06:10 UTC	New Moon in Libra	20°03' Libra
Oct 14, 14:30 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.
Oct 14, 23:45 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on October 14, 1947?

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day carries a strong Scorpio streak alongside their Libra Sun.

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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