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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1946, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto 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 December 9, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°56' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°49'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1946	Dec 22, 1946 into Capricorn
Moon	27°34'19" Gemini	Direct	Dec 7, 1946	Dec 9, 1946 into Cancer
Mercury	26°04'36" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 20, 1946	Dec 13, 1946 into Sagittarius
Venus	17°08'31" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°01'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Dec 17, 1946 into Capricorn
Jupiter	16°03'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°33'33" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°53'25" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°28'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°13'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°20'31" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 9, 1946

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 15:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on December 9, 1946?

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day carries a strong Scorpio streak alongside their Sagittarius Sun. Venus and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, 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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