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Where Were the Planets on June 27, 1946?

Quick Answer

On June 27, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (5°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 27, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°16' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°15' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 27, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°13'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	11°45'26" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1946	Jun 28, 1946 into Cancer
Mercury	29°36'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1946	Jun 27, 1946 into Leo
Venus	10°58'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 18, 1946	Jul 13, 1946 into Virgo
Mars	4°04'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	17°41'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°22'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	18°38'44" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°52'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°20'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°04'46" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on June 27, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 27, 19:07 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on June 27, 1946?

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