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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1947?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1947, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°45' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°44' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°56'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1947	Jan 21, 1948 into Aquarius
Moon	15°16'55" Leo	Direct	Dec 29, 1947	Dec 31, 1947 into Virgo
Mercury	5°35'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 1947	Jan 14, 1948 into Aquarius
Venus	7°03'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1947	Jan 18, 1948 into Pisces
Mars	7°06'12" Virgo	Direct	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	14°48'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°03'27" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°33'59" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°55'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°32'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°54'07" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 30, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on December 30, 1947?

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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