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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1941?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1941, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°10' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°33' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°01'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1941	Dec 22, 1941 into Capricorn
Moon	7°20'40" Leo	Direct	Dec 7, 1941	Dec 10, 1941 into Virgo
Mercury	8°33'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1941	Dec 22, 1941 into Capricorn
Venus	2°15'58" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	15°46'03" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	16°24'39" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	23°26'42" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	27°37'17" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°42'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°34'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°05'19" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on December 8, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 03:31 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
Dec 8, 20:10 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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