1947 brought 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total solar eclipse in Taurus on May 20, a partial lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 3, an annular solar eclipse in Scorpio on November 12, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Gemini on November 28. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Feb 27 to Mar 22; Jul 1 to Jul 25; Oct 25 to Nov 14). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 6. August saw two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1947
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Neptune Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Ceres enters Pisces
- Mars enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
February 1947
- Full Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Pisces
- New Moon in Pisces
- Chiron Retrograde
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
March 1947
- Mars enters Pisces
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Taurus
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Aries
- Juno enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Pisces
- Pallas enters Pisces
April 1947
- Saturn Direct
- Full Moon in Libra
- Ceres enters Aries
- Mars enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Aries
- Sun enters Taurus
- New Moon in Taurus
- Juno Retrograde
- Pluto Direct
- Venus enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 1947
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Venus enters Taurus
- Juno Rx enters Sagittarius
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Taurus
- Mars enters Taurus
- Sun enters Gemini
- Vesta enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
June 1947
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Neptune Direct
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mars enters Gemini
July 1947
- Mercury Retrograde
- Chiron Direct
- Pallas Retrograde
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Ceres enters Taurus
- Venus enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Jupiter Direct
- New Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Direct
August 1947
- Venus enters Leo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- True Node Rx enters Taurus
- Vesta enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Leo
- Juno Direct
- Mars enters Cancer
- New Moon in Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Virgo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Pisces
September 1947
- Ceres Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mercury enters Libra
- New Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Full Moon in Aries
- Mars enters Leo
October 1947
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Uranus Retrograde
- Pallas Rx enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Jupiter enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Mercury Retrograde
- Juno enters Capricorn
- Pallas Direct
- Full Moon in Taurus
November 1947
- Ceres Rx enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Scorpio
- Mercury Direct
- Pluto Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Pallas enters Pisces
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Vesta Retrograde
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Gemini
- Venus enters Capricorn
December 1947
- Mars enters Virgo
- Saturn Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Ceres Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Cancer