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Where Were the Planets on June 6, 1946?

Quick Answer

On June 6, 1946, the Sun was in Gemini (15°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 6, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°37' Virgo at midnight UTC to 19°31' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 6, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°10'00" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1946	Jun 22, 1946 into Cancer
Moon	13°07'39" Virgo	Direct	Jun 5, 1946	Jun 7, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	22°31'20" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1946	Jun 10, 1946 into Cancer
Venus	16°02'48" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1946	Jun 18, 1946 into Leo
Mars	22°17'32" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1946	Jun 20, 1946 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°33'09" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°53'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°24'49" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°52'16" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°52'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°11'29" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 6, 1946

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 6, 08:32 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jun 6, 16:07 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	15°20' Virgo

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