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Where Were the Planets on June 3, 1946?

Quick Answer

On June 3, 1946, the Sun was in Gemini (12°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% 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 June 3, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°26' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°35' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 3, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°17'40" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1946	Jun 22, 1946 into Cancer
Moon	2°34'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 3, 1946	Jun 5, 1946 into Virgo
Mercury	16°01'48" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1946	Jun 10, 1946 into Cancer
Venus	12°27'06" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1946	Jun 18, 1946 into Leo
Mars	20°39'45" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°38'25" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°33'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°14'10" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°53'27" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°49'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°21'01" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 3, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 3, 07:39 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on June 3, 1946?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. Mercury and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Gemini, 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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