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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1945?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1945, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°32' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°12'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1945	Dec 22, 1945 into Capricorn
Moon	3°05'14" Gemini	Direct	Dec 17, 1945	Dec 19, 1945 into Cancer
Mercury	6°52'00" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 3, 1945	Jan 9, 1946 into Capricorn
Venus	14°10'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1945	Dec 30, 1945 into Capricorn
Mars	2°08'25" Leo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 1945	Dec 26, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°52'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°25'24" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°01'06" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°27'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°32'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°14'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 17, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 07:02 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on December 17, 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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