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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1946?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1946, the Sun was in Libra (10°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°37' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°44' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°39'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1946	Oct 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Moon	22°39'04" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 2, 1946	Oct 5, 1946 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°48'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1946	Oct 7, 1946 into Scorpio
Venus	23°25'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1946	Oct 16, 1946 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°39'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 1946	Nov 6, 1946 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°52'42" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°54'41" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°46'53" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°26'51" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°58'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°50'13" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 4, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 21:45 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square

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