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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1946?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1946, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°18' Leo at midnight UTC to 16°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°48'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jan 20, 1946 into Aquarius
Moon	9°15'16" Leo	Direct	Jan 17, 1946	Jan 20, 1946 into Virgo
Mercury	13°03'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1946	Jan 29, 1946 into Aquarius
Venus	24°25'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1945	Jan 22, 1946 into Aquarius
Mars	21°29'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	26°29'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°55'11" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°52'31" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°36'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°55'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°33'07" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 18, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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