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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1945?

Quick Answer

On October 2, 1945, the Sun was in Libra (8°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 2, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°50' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°19' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°55'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1945	Oct 23, 1945 into Scorpio
Moon	27°06'40" Leo	Direct	Sep 30, 1945	Oct 2, 1945 into Virgo
Mercury	8°57'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 27, 1945	Oct 15, 1945 into Scorpio
Venus	9°31'10" Virgo	Direct	Sep 24, 1945	Oct 19, 1945 into Libra
Mars	13°40'50" Cancer	Direct	Sep 7, 1945	Nov 11, 1945 into Leo
Jupiter	8°05'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°47'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°25'06" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°16'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°25'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°16'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 2, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 10:45 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Oct 2, 17:33 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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