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Where Were the Planets on September 2, 1946?

Quick Answer

On September 2, 1946, the Sun was in Virgo (9°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 2, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°19' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°11' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 2, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°24'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1946	Sep 23, 1946 into Libra
Moon	27°16'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 31, 1946	Sep 2, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°45'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	25°31'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Mars	15°17'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°34'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°46'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°31'16" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°17'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°14'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°31'53" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 2, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 2, 13:32 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Sep 2, 17:31 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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