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Where Were the Planets on January 22, 1946?

Quick Answer

On January 22, 1946, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Capricorn into Aquarius. Mercury opposed Mars while Mars was retrograde. Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 22, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°32' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°59' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 22, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°52'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1946	Feb 19, 1946 into Pisces
Moon	1°48'25" Libra	Direct	Jan 22, 1946	Jan 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°11'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1946	Jan 29, 1946 into Aquarius
Venus	29°27'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1945	Jan 22, 1946 into Aquarius
Mars	19°59'38" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	26°45'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°35'48" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°46'21" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°34'36" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°50'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°20'25" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 22, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 22, 08:31 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 22, 21:59 UTC	Mercury opposite Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.
Jan 22, 22:27 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on January 22, 1946?

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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