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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1942?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1942, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°10' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°20' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°51'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1942	Feb 19, 1942 into Pisces
Moon	24°17'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 21, 1942	Jan 23, 1942 into Taurus
Mercury	21°10'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Pisces
Venus	18°55'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	5°53'56" Taurus	Direct	Jan 11, 1942	Mar 7, 1942 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°40'03" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	21°38'04" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°24'13" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°44'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°40'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°39'10" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on January 23, 1942

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 21:20 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Jan 23, 23:18 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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