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Where Were the Planets on January 27, 1946?

Quick Answer

On January 27, 1946, the Sun was in Aquarius (6°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 27, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°49' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°41' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 27, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°57'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1946	Feb 19, 1946 into Pisces
Moon	1°45'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 27, 1946	Jan 29, 1946 into Capricorn
Mercury	27°05'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1946	Jan 29, 1946 into Aquarius
Venus	5°44'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 22, 1946	Feb 15, 1946 into Pisces
Mars	18°16'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	27°01'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°12'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°39'38" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°32'06" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°43'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°04'32" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 27, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 27, 08:27 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 27, 11:00 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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