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Where Were the Planets on July 19, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 19, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (26°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 19, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°00' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 19, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°11'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	26°39'49" Pisces	Direct	Jul 17, 1946	Jul 19, 1946 into Aries
Mercury	16°21'06" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	6°32'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	17°03'33" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	19°10'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	28°10'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	19°50'21" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°06'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°56'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°54'52" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 19, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 19, 17:58 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on July 19, 1946?

The Sun and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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