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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1946?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1946, the Sun was in Pisces (2°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, 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 21, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°57' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°55' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°15'39" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1946	Mar 21, 1946 into Aries
Moon	3°57'47" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 21, 1946	Feb 23, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°51'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1946	Mar 4, 1946 into Aries
Venus	7°05'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1946	Mar 11, 1946 into Aries
Mars	14°06'29" Cancer	Stationing direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	27°12'11" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°36'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°24'39" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°08'36" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°09'04" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°45'06" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 21, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 04:04 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on February 21, 1946?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over.

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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