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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1946, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°38' Libra at midnight UTC to 25°02' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°57'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1946	Dec 22, 1946 into Capricorn
Moon	18°52'54" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1946	Dec 18, 1946 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°47'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Jan 3, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	18°43'01" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	0°02'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	17°39'01" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°13'46" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°32'58" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°36'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°07'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°55'06" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 17, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 10:55 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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Venus and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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