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Where Were the Planets on December 27, 1947?

Quick Answer

On December 27, 1947, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 27, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°31' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°28' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 27, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°53'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1947	Jan 21, 1948 into Aquarius
Moon	29°58'12" Gemini	Direct	Dec 25, 1947	Dec 27, 1947 into Cancer
Mercury	0°50'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 1947	Jan 14, 1948 into Aquarius
Venus	3°20'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1947	Jan 18, 1948 into Pisces
Mars	6°43'36" Virgo	Direct	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	14°09'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°11'20" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°41'26" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°53'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°35'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°03'39" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 27, 1947

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 27, 12:02 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 27, 20:27 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	5°15' Cancer

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