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Where Were the Planets on December 15, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 15, 1946, the Sun was in Sagittarius (22°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 15, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°51' Virgo at midnight UTC to 29°55' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 15, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°55'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1946	Dec 22, 1946 into Capricorn
Moon	23°26'47" Virgo	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Dec 16, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	3°08'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Jan 3, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	18°06'23" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°31'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Dec 17, 1946 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°15'26" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°19'18" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°38'04" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°34'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°09'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°01'28" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 15, 1946

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 15, 10:57 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	22°52' Virgo

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