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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1946?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (8°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°24' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°37'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	29°57'32" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1946	Aug 1, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	10°31'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	21°16'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	24°59'31" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	20°37'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	29°51'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	20°27'11" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°22'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°19'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°13'34" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 1, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 12:04 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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