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Where Were the Planets on December 13, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 13, 1946, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 13, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°24' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°21' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 13, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°53'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1946	Dec 22, 1946 into Capricorn
Moon	26°26'38" Leo	Direct	Dec 11, 1946	Dec 13, 1946 into Virgo
Mercury	0°36'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Jan 3, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	17°38'06" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°01'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Dec 17, 1946 into Capricorn
Jupiter	16°51'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°24'27" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°43'11" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°32'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°11'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°07'49" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 13, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 13, 00:02 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 13, 18:08 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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