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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1946?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1946, the Sun was in Leo (29°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°30' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°44'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1946	Aug 23, 1946 into Virgo
Moon	15°23'20" Cancer	Direct	Aug 22, 1946	Aug 24, 1946 into Leo
Mercury	11°35'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	15°13'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Mars	8°49'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°50'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	2°36'18" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°15'56" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°58'07" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°58'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°03'40" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 23, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 18:26 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 19:21 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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