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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1946?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1946, the Sun was in Aries (25°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°28' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°53'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1946	Apr 20, 1946 into Taurus
Moon	26°27'08" Libra	Direct	Apr 14, 1946	Apr 16, 1946 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°55'40" Pisces	Direct	Apr 1, 1946	Apr 16, 1946 into Aries
Venus	14°07'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1946	Apr 29, 1946 into Gemini
Mars	27°18'21" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	22°02'18" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°37'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°40'51" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°44'40" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°26'27" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°53'32" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 16, 1946

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 10:47 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	25°50' Libra
Apr 16, 14:55 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 16, 19:03 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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