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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (27°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Mercury was 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 20, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°22' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°58' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°09'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	10°08'47" Aries	Direct	Jul 19, 1946	Jul 21, 1946 into Taurus
Mercury	16°20'03" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	7°41'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	17°39'44" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	19°16'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	28°18'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	19°53'21" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°07'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°58'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°51'41" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 20, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on July 20, 1946?

The Sun and Saturn sat 1 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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