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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1946, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°38' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°56'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1946	Dec 22, 1946 into Capricorn
Moon	6°19'58" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1946	Dec 18, 1946 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°27'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Jan 3, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	18°23'41" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°16'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Dec 17, 1946 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°27'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°16'35" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°35'31" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°35'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°08'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°58'17" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 16, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 00:07 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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