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Where Were the Planets on October 24, 1947?

Quick Answer

On October 24, 1947, the Sun was in Scorpio (0°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 24, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°02' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°09' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 24, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°13'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 23, 1947 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°05'12" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 22, 1947	Oct 24, 1947 into Pisces
Mercury	21°21'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°37'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1947	Nov 6, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°55'43" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°04'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°09'56" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°58'11" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°16'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°49'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°26'59" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 24, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 24, 03:04 UTC	Jupiter enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 24, 06:25 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 24, 17:45 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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