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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1945?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1945, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus trined Mars while Mars was retrograde. Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°51' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°26' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°03'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1945	Dec 22, 1945 into Capricorn
Moon	28°07'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1945	Dec 8, 1945 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°28'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 3, 1945	Jan 9, 1946 into Capricorn
Venus	2°51'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1945	Dec 30, 1945 into Capricorn
Mars	3°08'37" Leo	Stationing direct	Nov 11, 1945	Dec 26, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	21°27'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°58'39" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°23'53" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°19'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°39'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°43'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 8, 1945

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 15:34 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 8, 17:11 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.

Born on December 8, 1945?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over.

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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