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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1946?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1946, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Aquarius, and Aquarius season began. Mars met Saturn in Cancer while Mars was retrograde. Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes. Venus squared Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°37' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°50'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jan 20, 1946 into Aquarius
Moon	6°14'29" Virgo	Direct	Jan 20, 1946	Jan 22, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	16°06'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1946	Jan 29, 1946 into Aquarius
Venus	26°56'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1945	Jan 22, 1946 into Aquarius
Mars	20°44'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	26°37'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°45'27" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°49'21" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°35'22" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°52'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°26'46" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 20, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 00:40 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 20, 05:38 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.
Jan 20, 10:12 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.
Jan 20, 15:44 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on January 20, 1946?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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