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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1946?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1946, the Sun was in Taurus (29°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°37' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°51' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°49'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1946	May 21, 1946 into Gemini
Moon	28°42'49" Capricorn	Direct	May 19, 1946	May 21, 1946 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°11'12" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 1946	May 27, 1946 into Gemini
Venus	26°47'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1946	May 24, 1946 into Cancer
Mars	13°47'24" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°19'25" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	21°12'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	16°28'41" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°01'41" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°37'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°02'19" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 21, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 14:31 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 21, 16:34 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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