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Where Were the Planets on September 20, 1946?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 1946, the Sun was in Virgo (26°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 20, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°54'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1946	Sep 23, 1946 into Libra
Moon	25°49'38" Cancer	Direct	Sep 18, 1946	Sep 20, 1946 into Leo
Mercury	1°35'11" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1946	Oct 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Venus	12°29'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1946	Oct 16, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°10'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Jupiter	29°00'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°40'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°46'34" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°55'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°41'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°34'42" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 20, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 17:37 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Sep 20, 19:12 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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