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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 1947?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 1947, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°14' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°13'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 23, 1947 into Sagittarius
Moon	17°36'39" Aries	Direct	Oct 27, 1947	Oct 29, 1947 into Taurus
Mercury	20°54'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	18°37'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1947	Nov 6, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°59'26" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°54'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°26'12" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°53'21" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°25'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°52'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°14'17" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 28, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 06:06 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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