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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 1947?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 1947, the Sun was in Sagittarius (19°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 12, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°02' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 25°18' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°37'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1947	Dec 22, 1947 into Capricorn
Moon	19°12'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1947	Dec 13, 1947 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°33'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1947	Dec 26, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	14°42'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1947	Dec 24, 1947 into Aquarius
Mars	3°31'19" Virgo	Direct	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	10°50'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°36'58" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	24°19'43" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°40'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°48'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°51'18" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 12, 1947

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 12:53 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	19°39' Sagittarius

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