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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1946?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (16°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Venus met Mars. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat. Venus moved from Virgo into Libra. Mars moved from Virgo into Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°51' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°17'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	6°48'38" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 8, 1946	Aug 11, 1946 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°30'30" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	0°09'23" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Mars	29°57'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	21°41'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	0°52'35" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°47'05" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°34'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°33'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°48'09" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 9, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 02:22 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.
Aug 9, 08:35 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 9, 13:17 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on August 9, 1946?

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