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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1947?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1947, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°28' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°01' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°27'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1947	Dec 22, 1947 into Capricorn
Moon	5°46'47" Leo	Direct	Dec 2, 1947	Dec 4, 1947 into Virgo
Mercury	22°34'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	2°15'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1947	Dec 24, 1947 into Aquarius
Mars	0°21'30" Virgo	Direct	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	8°36'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°40'22" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	24°44'50" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°27'51" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°53'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°23'04" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 2, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 02:29 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 2, 13:34 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

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The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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