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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1946?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1946, the Sun was in Virgo (2°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°38' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°38'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1946	Sep 23, 1946 into Libra
Moon	27°45'06" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1946	Aug 26, 1946 into Virgo
Mercury	15°42'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	18°21'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Mars	10°45'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Jupiter	24°21'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	2°57'46" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°21'01" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°03'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°03'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°54'08" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 26, 1946

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 15:53 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 26, 21:07 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	3°00' Virgo

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