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Where Were the Planets on July 24, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 24, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (0°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 24, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°12' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°42' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 24, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°58'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	6°26'32" Gemini	Direct	Jul 24, 1946	Jul 26, 1946 into Cancer
Mercury	15°27'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	12°15'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	20°05'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	19°41'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	28°49'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	20°05'06" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°12'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°05'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°38'59" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 24, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 24, 01:18 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 24, 11:55 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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