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Where Were the Planets on August 10, 1946?

Quick Answer

On August 10, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (17°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 10, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°51' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°07' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 10, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°14'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	18°58'13" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 8, 1946	Aug 11, 1946 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°11'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	1°15'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Mars	0°35'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Jupiter	21°50'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	1°00'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°49'24" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°35'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°35'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°44'58" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 10, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 10, 05:46 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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