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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1946?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1946, the Sun was in Gemini (9°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 25°56' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°25'10" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1946	Jun 22, 1946 into Cancer
Moon	18°24'20" Gemini	Direct	May 30, 1946	Jun 1, 1946 into Cancer
Mercury	9°26'13" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1946	Jun 10, 1946 into Cancer
Venus	8°50'58" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1946	Jun 18, 1946 into Leo
Mars	19°02'53" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°45'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°13'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°03'33" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°54'54" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°46'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°30'33" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 31, 1946

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 11:39 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
May 31, 15:40 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
May 31, 20:58 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

Born on May 31, 1946?

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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