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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1947?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1947, the Sun was in Sagittarius (27°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°59' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°13' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°45'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1947	Dec 22, 1947 into Capricorn
Moon	25°04'53" Pisces	Direct	Dec 18, 1947	Dec 20, 1947 into Aries
Mercury	19°53'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1947	Dec 26, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	24°39'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1947	Dec 24, 1947 into Aquarius
Mars	5°29'20" Virgo	Direct	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	12°37'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°26'15" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°59'11" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°48'23" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°42'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°25'53" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 20, 1947

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 17:44 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	28°00' Pisces
Dec 20, 21:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on December 20, 1947?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over.

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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