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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 1946?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 1946, the Sun was in Taurus (18°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (63% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°15'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1946	May 21, 1946 into Gemini
Moon	3°47'50" Virgo	Direct	May 9, 1946	May 11, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	26°33'27" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1946	May 11, 1946 into Taurus
Venus	12°14'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1946	May 24, 1946 into Cancer
Mars	7°45'24" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°20'54" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°08'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°48'33" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°13'26" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°30'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°40'27" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 9, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 04:57 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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Mars and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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