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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1945?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1945, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% 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 21, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°16'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1945	Dec 22, 1945 into Capricorn
Moon	1°27'12" Leo	Direct	Dec 21, 1945	Dec 23, 1945 into Virgo
Mercury	8°11'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1945	Jan 9, 1946 into Capricorn
Venus	19°12'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1945	Dec 30, 1945 into Capricorn
Mars	1°20'09" Leo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 1945	Dec 26, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°26'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°08'47" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°51'13" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°30'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°29'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°02'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 21, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 09:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on December 21, 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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