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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (29°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% 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 22, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°03'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	7°50'10" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1946	Jul 24, 1946 into Gemini
Mercury	16°03'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	9°58'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	18°52'21" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	19°28'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	28°33'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	19°59'17" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°10'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°01'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°45'20" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 22, 1946

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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The Sun and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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