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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1946, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°43' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°56' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°48'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1946	Dec 22, 1946 into Capricorn
Moon	12°19'44" Gemini	Direct	Dec 7, 1946	Dec 9, 1946 into Cancer
Mercury	25°05'50" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 20, 1946	Dec 13, 1946 into Sagittarius
Venus	17°07'03" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°16'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Dec 17, 1946 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°51'02" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°35'34" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°55'58" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°27'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°14'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°23'42" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 8, 1946

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 17:48 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Gemini	16°00' Gemini

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