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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1946?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1946, the Sun was in Taurus (15°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°33' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°31' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°20'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1946	May 21, 1946 into Gemini
Moon	23°35'50" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1946	May 6, 1946 into Leo
Mercury	21°54'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1946	May 11, 1946 into Taurus
Venus	8°35'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1946	May 24, 1946 into Cancer
Mars	6°18'06" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°39'18" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°53'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°38'56" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°16'55" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°28'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°49'59" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 6, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 11:03 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
May 6, 23:04 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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