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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 1946, the Sun was in Sagittarius (8°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 1, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°39' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°16' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°42'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1946	Dec 22, 1946 into Capricorn
Moon	3°56'02" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1946	Dec 3, 1946 into Aries
Mercury	21°10'18" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Nov 20, 1946	Dec 13, 1946 into Sagittarius
Venus	18°05'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°03'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Dec 17, 1946 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°24'11" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°46'44" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°13'38" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°18'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°18'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°45'56" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 1, 1946

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 04:29 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Dec 1, 13:48 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Dec 1, 21:48 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	9°07' Pisces

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