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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1946?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1946, the Sun was in Taurus (19°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% 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 10, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°12' Virgo at midnight UTC to 22°48' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°13'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1946	May 21, 1946 into Gemini
Moon	16°32'18" Virgo	Direct	May 9, 1946	May 11, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	28°10'33" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1946	May 11, 1946 into Taurus
Venus	13°27'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1946	May 24, 1946 into Cancer
Mars	8°14'48" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°15'01" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°13'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°51'48" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°12'19" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°30'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°37'16" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 10, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Mars and Pluto sat 1 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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