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Where Were the Planets on March 13, 1946?

Quick Answer

On March 13, 1946, the Sun was in Pisces (22°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). 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 March 13, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°40' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 13, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°18'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1946	Mar 21, 1946 into Aries
Moon	0°25'38" Leo	Direct	Mar 13, 1946	Mar 15, 1946 into Virgo
Mercury	9°27'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 4, 1946	Apr 1, 1946 into Pisces
Venus	2°02'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1946	Apr 5, 1946 into Taurus
Mars	16°16'19" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	25°58'38" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°59'32" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°36'24" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°39'50" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°46'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°41'33" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 13, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 13, 11:14 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on March 13, 1946?

Mars and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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