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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (13°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°49' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°05' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°48'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	16°59'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 5, 1946	Jul 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°50'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	21°31'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 18, 1946	Jul 13, 1946 into Virgo
Mars	9°19'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	18°08'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°30'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	19°09'08" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°56'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°34'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°36'10" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 6, 1946

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 05:15 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	13°32' Libra

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