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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1946?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1946, the Sun was in Aries (0°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°59' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 17°54' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°16'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1946	Apr 20, 1946 into Taurus
Moon	11°58'13" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1946	Mar 23, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°47'12" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 4, 1946	Apr 1, 1946 into Pisces
Venus	11°59'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1946	Apr 5, 1946 into Taurus
Mars	18°12'04" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	25°11'56" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°56'59" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°46'51" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°26'57" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°39'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°16'08" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 21, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 05:32 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox

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