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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1941?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1941, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°34' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°11'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1941	Dec 22, 1941 into Capricorn
Moon	27°11'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 16, 1941	Dec 18, 1941 into Capricorn
Mercury	24°12'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1941	Dec 22, 1941 into Capricorn
Venus	10°23'55" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	19°12'32" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°03'50" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	22°46'50" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	27°14'57" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°49'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°25'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°33'33" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on December 18, 1941

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 10:18 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	26°07' Sagittarius
Dec 18, 16:26 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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