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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1945?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1945, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Jupiter squared Saturn. Expansion and restraint pull against each other in economies and careers.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°04' Cancer at midnight UTC to 24°24' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°15'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1945	Dec 22, 1945 into Capricorn
Moon	17°17'48" Cancer	Direct	Dec 19, 1945	Dec 21, 1945 into Leo
Mercury	7°39'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1945	Jan 9, 1946 into Capricorn
Venus	17°56'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1945	Dec 30, 1945 into Capricorn
Mars	1°33'26" Leo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 1945	Dec 26, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°18'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°13'02" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°53'40" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°29'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°29'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°05'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 20, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 01:58 UTC	Jupiter square Saturn	Expansion and restraint pull against each other in economies and careers.

Born on December 20, 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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