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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1946?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1946, the Sun was in Aries (12°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°59' Aries at midnight UTC to 23°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°08'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1946	Apr 20, 1946 into Taurus
Moon	16°23'26" Aries	Direct	Apr 1, 1946	Apr 3, 1946 into Taurus
Mercury	29°32'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1946	Apr 16, 1946 into Aries
Venus	26°51'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1946	Apr 5, 1946 into Taurus
Mars	21°56'22" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	23°48'54" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°06'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°08'13" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°07'08" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°31'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°38'00" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 2, 1946

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 04:37 UTC	New Moon in Aries	11°50' Aries

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