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Where Were the Planets on October 24, 1946?

Quick Answer

On October 24, 1946, the Sun was in Scorpio (0°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 24, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°45' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°11' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 24, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°28'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1946	Nov 22, 1946 into Sagittarius
Moon	25°00'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 22, 1946	Oct 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Mercury	23°06'57" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 7, 1946	Oct 30, 1946 into Sagittarius
Venus	2°13'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1946	Nov 8, 1946 into Scorpio
Mars	20°33'32" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 1946	Nov 6, 1946 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°10'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°12'34" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°30'02" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°10'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°15'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°46'41" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 24, 1946

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 24, 00:34 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 24, 21:40 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 24, 23:32 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	0°57' Scorpio

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