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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1946?

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On January 23, 1946, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury opposed Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°59' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°10' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1946
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun2°53'34" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon14°06'54" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury20°45'15" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus0°42'33" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars19°38'01" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Jupiter26°48'39" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn20°31'00" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Uranus13°44'55" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune8°34'09" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto10°48'50" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node28°17'14" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on January 23, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury opposite SaturnWorry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

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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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