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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (10°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°51' Virgo at midnight UTC to 15°14' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°56'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	8°36'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 2, 1946	Jul 5, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	6°52'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	18°01'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 18, 1946	Jul 13, 1946 into Virgo
Mars	7°33'45" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	17°58'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°07'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	18°59'09" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°54'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°29'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°45'42" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 3, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 10:54 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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