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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1946?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1946, the Sun was in Taurus (5°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°14' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°31' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°38'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1946	May 21, 1946 into Gemini
Moon	27°49'57" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 24, 1946	Apr 26, 1946 into Pisces
Mercury	8°42'10" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1946	May 11, 1946 into Taurus
Venus	26°22'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1946	Apr 29, 1946 into Gemini
Mars	1°38'17" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°47'24" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°10'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°08'27" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°29'56" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°26'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°21'45" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 26, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 15:54 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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