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Where Were the Planets on June 5, 1946?

Quick Answer

On June 5, 1946, the Sun was in Gemini (14°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 5, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 5, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°12'35" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1946	Jun 22, 1946 into Cancer
Moon	0°01'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 5, 1946	Jun 7, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	20°22'35" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1946	Jun 10, 1946 into Cancer
Venus	14°50'57" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1946	Jun 18, 1946 into Leo
Mars	21°44'50" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°34'44" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°46'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°21'16" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°52'38" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°51'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°14'40" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 5, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 5, 11:56 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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