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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1946?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1946, the Sun was in Aries (16°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°16' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°41' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°04'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1946	Apr 20, 1946 into Taurus
Moon	15°31'37" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1946	Apr 7, 1946 into Cancer
Mercury	27°54'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1946	Apr 16, 1946 into Aries
Venus	1°48'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1946	Apr 29, 1946 into Gemini
Mars	23°22'33" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	23°18'56" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°13'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°16'45" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°00'35" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°29'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°25'18" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 6, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 09:05 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square

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