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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1946, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Neptune. Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°04' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°01'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1946	Dec 22, 1946 into Capricorn
Moon	6°59'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1946	Dec 23, 1946 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°21'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Jan 3, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	20°19'11" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°03'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°25'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°01'34" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°22'50" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°40'02" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°04'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°42'24" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 21, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 00:17 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.

Born on December 21, 1946?

Venus and Jupiter sat 2 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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