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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (7°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mercury met Pluto in Leo while Mercury was retrograde. Words carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep. Venus squared Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°39'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	16°45'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1946	Aug 1, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	11°16'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	20°09'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	24°22'30" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	20°30'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	29°43'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	20°24'32" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°20'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°17'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°16'44" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 31, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 11:18 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Words carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep.
Jul 31, 17:37 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Born on July 31, 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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