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Where Were the Planets on September 22, 1946?

Quick Answer

On September 22, 1946, the Sun was in Virgo (28°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 22, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°33' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 22, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°52'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1946	Sep 23, 1946 into Libra
Moon	23°24'16" Leo	Direct	Sep 20, 1946	Sep 22, 1946 into Virgo
Mercury	5°05'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1946	Oct 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Venus	14°12'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1946	Oct 16, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°31'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1946	Sep 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Jupiter	29°24'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°51'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°47'14" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°00'07" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°44'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°28'21" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 22, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 22, 23:21 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Sep 22, 23:37 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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