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Where Were the Planets on November 12, 1946?

Quick Answer

On November 12, 1946, the Sun was in Scorpio (19°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Uranus were 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 November 12, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°45' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°28' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 12, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°30'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1946	Nov 22, 1946 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°09'01" Cancer	Direct	Nov 12, 1946	Nov 14, 1946 into Leo
Mercury	7°11'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 30, 1946	Nov 20, 1946 into Scorpio
Venus	27°56'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	4°08'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Dec 17, 1946 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°19'51" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°49'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°57'28" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°48'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°22'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°46'18" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on November 12, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 12, 05:15 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on November 12, 1946?

The Sun, Venus and Jupiter were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over.

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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