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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1946?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (11°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 4, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°19' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°29'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	7°22'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 3, 1946	Aug 6, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°17'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	24°37'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	26°50'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	21°00'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	0°14'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°34'54" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°26'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°24'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°04'02" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 4, 1946

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 09:53 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Aug 4, 20:56 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	11°51' Scorpio

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