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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1946?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1946, the Sun was in Taurus (17°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°06' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°17'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1946	May 21, 1946 into Gemini
Moon	20°45'20" Leo	Direct	May 6, 1946	May 9, 1946 into Virgo
Mercury	24°58'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1946	May 11, 1946 into Taurus
Venus	11°01'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1946	May 24, 1946 into Cancer
Mars	7°16'09" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°26'55" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°03'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°45'20" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°14'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°29'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°43'38" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 8, 1946

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 05:13 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	17°01' Leo

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