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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1946?

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On February 17, 1946, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, 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 February 17, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°40' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°39' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1946
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°13'48" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon14°12'12" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury3°24'17" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus2°04'39" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars14°13'40" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Jupiter27°18'20" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn18°48'20" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Uranus13°24'52" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune8°13'28" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto10°14'18" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node26°57'48" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on February 17, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, 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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