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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (24°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°58' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°52' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°17'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	0°24'04" Pisces	Direct	Jul 17, 1946	Jul 19, 1946 into Aries
Mercury	16°08'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	4°15'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	15°51'21" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	18°59'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°55'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	19°44'16" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°04'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°52'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°01'13" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 17, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 11:15 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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