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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1947?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1947, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Mars. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°44' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°25' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°58'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1947	Jan 21, 1948 into Aquarius
Moon	0°08'07" Virgo	Direct	Dec 31, 1947	Jan 2, 1948 into Libra
Mercury	7°10'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 1947	Jan 14, 1948 into Aquarius
Venus	8°18'09" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1947	Jan 18, 1948 into Pisces
Mars	7°12'25" Virgo	Direct	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	15°01'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°00'38" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°31'32" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°55'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°31'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°50'56" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on December 31, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 11:46 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 31, 12:24 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Born on December 31, 1947?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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