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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (15°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°09' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 17°02' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°42'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	11°06'44" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 7, 1946	Jul 10, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°33'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	23°50'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 18, 1946	Jul 13, 1946 into Virgo
Mars	10°29'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	18°16'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°45'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	19°15'43" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°57'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°37'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°29'49" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 8, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 8, 1946?

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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