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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1946?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1946, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°43' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°18' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°37'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jan 20, 1946 into Aquarius
Moon	17°29'55" Pisces	Direct	Jan 7, 1946	Jan 9, 1946 into Aries
Mercury	28°27'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1945	Jan 9, 1946 into Capricorn
Venus	11°51'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1945	Jan 22, 1946 into Aquarius
Mars	25°28'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	25°37'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	21°44'32" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°10'42" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°37'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°08'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°04'54" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 8, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 04:33 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square

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