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Where Were the Planets on April 24, 1946?

Quick Answer

On April 24, 1946, the Sun was in Taurus (3°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 24, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°54' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°22' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 24, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°41'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1946	May 21, 1946 into Gemini
Moon	2°06'25" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 24, 1946	Apr 26, 1946 into Pisces
Mercury	6°32'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1946	May 11, 1946 into Taurus
Venus	23°56'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1946	Apr 29, 1946 into Gemini
Mars	0°44'36" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°02'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°03'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°02'41" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°32'46" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°26'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°28'07" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 24, 1946

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 24, 07:56 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 24, 12:08 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Apr 24, 15:19 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	3°50' Aquarius

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