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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1947?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1947, the Sun was in Libra (23°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°21' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°16'09" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1947	Oct 24, 1947 into Scorpio
Moon	2°41'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 17, 1947	Oct 19, 1947 into Capricorn
Mercury	17°47'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°53'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1947	Nov 6, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°12'27" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°38'53" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°38'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	26°04'46" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°01'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°44'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°49'14" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 17, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 06:52 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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