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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1946, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°30' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°25' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°12'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1946	Jan 20, 1947 into Aquarius
Moon	25°56'11" Pisces	Direct	Dec 28, 1946	Dec 30, 1946 into Aries
Mercury	24°34'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Jan 3, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	25°28'35" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°54'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	20°05'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°29'09" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	19°00'47" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°45'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°55'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°13'48" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 30, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 19:30 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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The Sun and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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