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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1941?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1941, the Sun was in Aries (18°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°32' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°40' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°15'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1941	Apr 20, 1941 into Taurus
Moon	1°33'31" Virgo	Direct	Apr 8, 1941	Apr 10, 1941 into Libra
Mercury	24°12'05" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1941	Apr 12, 1941 into Aries
Venus	15°27'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 27, 1941	Apr 20, 1941 into Taurus
Mars	4°09'11" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 2, 1941	May 16, 1941 into Pisces
Jupiter	18°52'10" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°10'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°01'39" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°43'57" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°02'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°00'34" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 8, 1941

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 09:04 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 8, 09:21 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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