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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1942?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1942, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°40' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°28'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1941	Jan 20, 1942 into Aquarius
Moon	9°45'20" Cancer	Direct	Jan 1, 1942	Jan 4, 1942 into Leo
Mercury	18°14'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1941	Jan 9, 1942 into Aquarius
Venus	19°04'43" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	25°31'08" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°15'59" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	22°02'09" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°47'11" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°52'45" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°08'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°45'53" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on January 2, 1942

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 15:42 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	11°38' Cancer

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