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Where Were the Planets on June 24, 1946?

Quick Answer

On June 24, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (2°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Cancer. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. The Sun sextiled Mars.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 24, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°49' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 24, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°21'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	27°39'29" Aries	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jun 24, 1946 into Taurus
Mercury	25°22'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1946	Jun 27, 1946 into Leo
Venus	7°26'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 18, 1946	Jul 13, 1946 into Virgo
Mars	2°21'31" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	17°35'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°00'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	18°28'21" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°51'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°16'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°14'18" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 24, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 24, 05:23 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
Jun 24, 12:11 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Effort pays off. Confidence and physical energy line up behind what you already want.
Jun 24, 15:55 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on June 24, 1946?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. Mercury and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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