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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1942?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1942, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°37' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°40' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°27'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1941	Jan 20, 1942 into Aquarius
Moon	27°38'29" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1941	Jan 1, 1942 into Cancer
Mercury	16°36'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1941	Jan 9, 1942 into Aquarius
Venus	18°40'48" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	25°03'50" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°22'22" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	22°04'28" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°48'46" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°52'46" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°09'39" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°49'04" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on January 1, 1942

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 16:41 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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