1946 had 12 full moons and 6 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a partial solar eclipse in Capricorn on January 3, a partial solar eclipse in Gemini on May 30, a total lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 14, a partial solar eclipse in Cancer on June 29, a partial solar eclipse in Sagittarius on November 23, and a total lunar eclipse in Gemini on December 8. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 16 to Apr 8; Jul 19 to Aug 12; Nov 10 to Nov 30). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 17. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1946
- True Node enters Cancer
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- True Node Rx enters Gemini
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Neptune Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Aquarius
February 1946
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Juno enters Scorpio
- Chiron Retrograde
- Vesta enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Venus enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Leo
- Juno Retrograde
- Sun enters Pisces
- Uranus Direct
- Mars Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
March 1946
- Juno Rx enters Libra
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Saturn Direct
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
April 1946
- Mercury Rx enters Pisces
- New Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Taurus
- Vesta enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury Direct
- Full Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Aries
- Sun enters Taurus
- Pluto Direct
- Mars enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Gemini
May 1946
- New Moon in Taurus
- Pallas Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Gemini
- Venus enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
June 1946
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Ceres Retrograde
- Juno Direct
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Chiron Direct
- Jupiter Direct
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Sagittarius
- Neptune Direct
- Venus enters Leo
- Mars enters Virgo
- Vesta enters Aries
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Leo
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
July 1946
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Leo
- Pallas Rx enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Leo
August 1946
- Saturn enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Vesta Retrograde
- Venus enters Libra
- Mars enters Libra
- Mercury Direct
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Pallas Direct
- Sun enters Virgo
- New Moon in Virgo
September 1946
- Ceres Rx enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Juno enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Ceres Direct
- Mercury enters Libra
- Vesta Rx enters Pisces
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Mars enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Libra
- Jupiter enters Scorpio
- Uranus Retrograde
October 1946
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Venus Retrograde
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
November 1946
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Vesta Direct
- Venus Rx enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Chiron enters Scorpio
- Mercury Retrograde
- Pluto Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Saturn Retrograde
- Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Sagittarius
- Mercury Direct
December 1946
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Juno enters Sagittarius
- Venus Direct
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Gemini
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Vesta enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Aries