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Where Were the Planets on November 18, 1946?

Quick Answer

On November 18, 1946, the Sun was in Scorpio (25°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 18, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°15' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°03' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 18, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°32'54" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1946	Nov 22, 1946 into Sagittarius
Moon	26°41'55" Virgo	Direct	Nov 16, 1946	Nov 18, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	2°59'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 30, 1946	Nov 20, 1946 into Scorpio
Venus	24°24'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°29'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Dec 17, 1946 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°37'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°53'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°44'34" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°58'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°22'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°27'15" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on November 18, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 18, 18:12 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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