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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 1945?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 1945, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Venus in Sagittarius while Mercury was retrograde. Words turn kind. A good window for apologies, love letters and talks about money. Venus sextiled Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 12, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°46' Pisces at midnight UTC to 27°31' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°07'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1945	Dec 22, 1945 into Capricorn
Moon	20°36'32" Pisces	Direct	Dec 10, 1945	Dec 13, 1945 into Aries
Mercury	8°53'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 3, 1945	Jan 9, 1946 into Capricorn
Venus	7°53'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1945	Dec 30, 1945 into Capricorn
Mars	2°50'14" Leo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 1945	Dec 26, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°06'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°44'39" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°13'42" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°23'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°36'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°30'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 12, 1945

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 11:05 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	20°05' Pisces
Dec 12, 21:37 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Dec 12, 23:30 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Words turn kind. A good window for apologies, love letters and talks about money.

Born on December 12, 1945?

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