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Where Were the Planets on November 23, 1947?

Quick Answer

On November 23, 1947, the Sun was in Sagittarius (0°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 23, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°16' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°52' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 23, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°21'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1947	Dec 22, 1947 into Capricorn
Moon	29°32'06" Pisces	Direct	Nov 21, 1947	Nov 23, 1947 into Aries
Mercury	10°48'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°02'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1947	Nov 30, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	26°57'46" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°35'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°33'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°06'03" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°14'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°56'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°51'40" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on November 23, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 23, 03:37 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 23, 12:53 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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