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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (6°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Neptune. Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest. Jupiter trined Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°12' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°59' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°42'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	3°09'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1946	Aug 1, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	12°00'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	19°02'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	23°45'33" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	20°22'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	29°35'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	20°21'51" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°19'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°15'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°19'55" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 30, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 02:15 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Jul 30, 06:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 30, 07:03 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Lucky surprises and a wider appetite for new ideas.

Born on July 30, 1946?

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