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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1945?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1945, the Sun was in Cancer (16°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°53'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Leo
Moon	16°02'54" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1945	Jul 10, 1945 into Leo
Mercury	9°33'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1945	Jul 26, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	1°52'47" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1945	Aug 4, 1945 into Cancer
Mars	20°18'42" Taurus	Direct	Jun 11, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°47'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	14°43'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°13'56" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°48'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°10'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°46'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 9, 1945

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 05:55 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Jul 9, 13:27 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer	16°56' Cancer

Born on July 9, 1945?

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