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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1946?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1946, the Sun was in Pisces (4°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°47' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°35' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°16'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1946	Mar 21, 1946 into Aries
Moon	27°41'44" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 21, 1946	Feb 23, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°35'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1946	Mar 4, 1946 into Aries
Venus	9°35'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1946	Mar 11, 1946 into Aries
Mars	14°07'23" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	27°07'59" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°30'42" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°24'52" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°06'03" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°06'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°38'45" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 23, 1946

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 05:56 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine
Feb 23, 16:40 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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