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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1946?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1946, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars squared Neptune. Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 15°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°13'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1946	Jan 20, 1947 into Aquarius
Moon	9°01'43" Aries	Direct	Dec 30, 1946	Jan 2, 1947 into Taurus
Mercury	26°05'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1946	Jan 3, 1947 into Capricorn
Venus	26°09'34" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°40'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	20°16'13" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°25'10" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°58'25" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°45'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°54'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°10'37" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 31, 1946

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 12:23 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	9°14' Aries
Dec 31, 14:38 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

Born on December 31, 1946?

The Sun and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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