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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 1946?

Quick Answer

On October 18, 1946, the Sun was in Libra (24°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 1946
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°30'12" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon6°33'07" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury15°16'29" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus0°45'46" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Mars16°20'49" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter4°52'17" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn7°53'05" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus21°37'09" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune8°57'47" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto13°11'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node14°05'44" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on October 18, 1946

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on October 18, 1946?

Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day carries a strong Scorpio streak alongside their Libra Sun. Mercury and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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