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The changing sky

The sky on 12 September 1945

Planetary positions in the tropical zodiac. These are shared sky conditions; a personal transit also depends on your birth chart.

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Positions at · Daily reference at noon UTC

Sun

Virgo

19°21′

The Sun placement provides the seasonal zodiac reference.

Moon

Scorpio

24°45′

The Moon placement changes through the day. The time shown belongs to this snapshot.

The full snapshot

Where the planets are

Calculation methods ↗
Tropical planetary positions at 1945-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunVirgo19°21′Direct
MoonScorpio24°45′Direct
MercuryVirgo3°13′Direct
VenusLeo15°21′Direct
MarsCancer2°42′Direct
JupiterLibra3°47′Direct
SaturnCancer22°15′Direct
UranusGemini17°24′Direct
NeptuneLibra5°32′Direct
PlutoLeo10°59′Direct

See Moon phases and the lunar calendar

What retrograde describes

A retrograde label means the planet's zodiac longitude is decreasing from Earth's viewpoint. It describes apparent motion, not a prediction about your day.

Explore retrograde planets, stations and shadows

Make the comparison personal

Your birth chart provides the natal placements used for a personal transit comparison. A sky snapshot alone cannot establish which contacts apply to you.

Compare with a birth chart

Calculation details

apparent geocentric ecliptic of date · tropical zodiac

Ephemeris: astronomy-engine 2.1.19. Computed 2026-11-06T13:17:42.619Z.

Positions use UTC. Your local calendar date can differ near midnight. An archived page uses noon UTC as a shared reference.