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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1946?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1946, the Sun was in Aries (11°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Aries into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°23' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°59' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°09'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1946	Apr 20, 1946 into Taurus
Moon	1°39'32" Aries	Direct	Apr 1, 1946	Apr 3, 1946 into Taurus
Mercury	0°10'10" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 4, 1946	Apr 1, 1946 into Pisces
Venus	25°37'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1946	Apr 5, 1946 into Taurus
Mars	21°35'39" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	23°56'15" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°05'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°06'12" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°08'47" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°31'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°41'11" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 1, 1946

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 09:16 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 1, 18:16 UTC	Mercury re-enters Pisces (retrograde)	Leaves Aries

Born on April 1, 1946?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries 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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