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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 1946?

Quick Answer

On February 9, 1946, the Sun was in Aquarius (20°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 9, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°12' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°18' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°08'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1946	Feb 19, 1946 into Pisces
Moon	24°15'58" Taurus	Direct	Feb 7, 1946	Feb 9, 1946 into Gemini
Mercury	18°55'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1946	Feb 15, 1946 into Pisces
Venus	22°03'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 22, 1946	Feb 15, 1946 into Pisces
Mars	15°05'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	27°21'35" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°16'39" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°27'49" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°22'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°25'07" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°23'13" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 9, 1946

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 9, 04:28 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	19°50' Taurus
Feb 9, 21:45 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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