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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1946?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1946, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°10' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°46'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jan 20, 1946 into Aquarius
Moon	11°03'17" Cancer	Direct	Jan 15, 1946	Jan 17, 1946 into Leo
Mercury	10°03'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1946	Jan 29, 1946 into Aquarius
Venus	21°54'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1945	Jan 22, 1946 into Aquarius
Mars	22°16'56" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	26°20'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	21°05'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°55'50" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°36'30" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°58'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°39'29" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 16, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 17:23 UTC	Venus opposite Mars	Exact opposition

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