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Where Were the Planets on November 6, 1946?

Quick Answer

On November 6, 1946, the Sun was in Scorpio (13°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Mars moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius. The Sun squared Pluto. Pressure from people who want control, and power struggles that are hard to walk away from.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 6, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°34' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 6, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°28'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1946	Nov 22, 1946 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°32'29" Aries	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Nov 8, 1946 into Taurus
Mercury	5°53'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 30, 1946	Nov 20, 1946 into Scorpio
Venus	0°45'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1946	Nov 8, 1946 into Scorpio
Mars	29°48'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 1946	Nov 6, 1946 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	9°01'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°42'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°09'14" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°37'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°21'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°05'22" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on November 6, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 6, 02:27 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Nov 6, 09:02 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Pressure from people who want control, and power struggles that are hard to walk away from.
Nov 6, 18:22 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on November 6, 1946?

The Sun, Mars and Jupiter were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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