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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1946?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1946, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 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 January 21, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°45' Virgo at midnight UTC to 25°32' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°51'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1946	Feb 19, 1946 into Pisces
Moon	19°11'48" Virgo	Direct	Jan 20, 1946	Jan 22, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	17°38'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1946	Jan 29, 1946 into Aquarius
Venus	28°11'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1945	Jan 22, 1946 into Aquarius
Mars	20°21'41" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	26°41'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°40'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°47'50" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°35'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°51'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°23'35" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 21, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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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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