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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1946, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°40' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°28' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°03'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1946	Jan 20, 1947 into Aquarius
Moon	0°34'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 1946	Dec 25, 1946 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°13'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Jan 3, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	21°17'41" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	4°34'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°48'12" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°54'56" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°17'50" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°41'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°02'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°36'02" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 23, 1946

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 10:50 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 23, 13:06 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	1°07' Capricorn

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