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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1941?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1941, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°49' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°58'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1941	Dec 22, 1941 into Capricorn
Moon	0°49'17" Cancer	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Dec 7, 1941 into Leo
Mercury	3°52'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1941	Dec 22, 1941 into Capricorn
Venus	29°34'48" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1941	Dec 5, 1941 into Aquarius
Mars	14°52'59" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	16°49'10" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	23°39'50" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	27°44'23" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°40'22" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°36'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°14'51" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on December 5, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 10:21 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 5, 14:29 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Dec 5, 23:05 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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