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Where Were the Planets on November 8, 1947?

Quick Answer

On November 8, 1947, the Sun was in Scorpio (15°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 8, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°37' Virgo at midnight UTC to 28°26' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 8, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°14'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 23, 1947 into Sagittarius
Moon	21°33'24" Virgo	Direct	Nov 6, 1947	Nov 9, 1947 into Libra
Mercury	9°28'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	2°20'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1947	Nov 30, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	20°23'24" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°16'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°03'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°36'27" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°47'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°56'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°39'20" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on November 8, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 8, 04:55 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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