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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 1947?

Quick Answer

On October 29, 1947, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°15' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°45' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°13'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 23, 1947 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°58'28" Taurus	Direct	Oct 29, 1947	Oct 31, 1947 into Gemini
Mercury	20°25'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	19°51'57" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1947	Nov 6, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	15°29'53" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°07'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°30'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°52'02" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°27'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°52'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°11'06" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 29, 1947

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 29, 10:16 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 29, 19:19 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Oct 29, 20:07 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	5°33' Taurus

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