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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (2°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% 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 26, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°20' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°59' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°52'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	5°40'09" Cancer	Direct	Jul 26, 1946	Jul 28, 1946 into Leo
Mercury	14°32'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	14°31'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	21°18'24" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	19°54'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	29°05'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	20°10'49" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°14'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°08'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°32'38" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 26, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 02:43 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on July 26, 1946?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over.

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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