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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1946?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1946, the Sun was in Aries (18°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°48' Cancer at midnight UTC to 20°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°02'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1946	Apr 20, 1946 into Taurus
Moon	13°45'13" Cancer	Direct	Apr 7, 1946	Apr 9, 1946 into Leo
Mercury	27°37'47" Pisces	Stationing direct	Apr 1, 1946	Apr 16, 1946 into Aries
Venus	4°16'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1946	Apr 29, 1946 into Gemini
Mars	24°07'30" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	23°03'43" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°17'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°21'17" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°57'20" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°28'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°18'57" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 8, 1946

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 18:00 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Apr 8, 20:04 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	18°23' Cancer

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