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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1946?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (19°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°38' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 20°24' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°09'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	14°00'07" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 11, 1946	Aug 13, 1946 into Pisces
Mercury	4°53'09" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	3°26'25" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Mars	1°50'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°07'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	1°15'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°53'56" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°38'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°38'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°38'37" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 12, 1946

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 22:26 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	19°35' Aquarius

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