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Where Were the Planets on May 11, 1946?

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On May 11, 1946, the Sun was in Taurus (20°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Saturn. Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan. Mercury moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 11, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°10' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 11, 1946
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun20°10'58" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon29°01'36" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury29°49'40" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus14°40'43" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars8°44'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter19°09'15" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn20°18'18" CancerDirect into Leo
Uranus15°55'04" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Neptune6°11'13" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto9°31'01" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node22°34'06" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on May 11, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo
Mercury enters TaurusLeaves Aries
The Sun sextile SaturnSteady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

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Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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