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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 1946?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 1946, the Sun was in Pisces (29°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars met Saturn in Cancer. Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°53' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°58' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°16'28" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1946	Mar 21, 1946 into Aries
Moon	29°57'49" Libra	Direct	Mar 18, 1946	Mar 20, 1946 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°18'49" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 4, 1946	Apr 1, 1946 into Pisces
Venus	10°44'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1946	Apr 5, 1946 into Taurus
Mars	17°55'58" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	25°18'13" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°56'54" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°45'22" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°28'35" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°39'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°19'19" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 20, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 12:04 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Mar 20, 13:25 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.

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Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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