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Where Were the Planets on February 20, 1942?

Quick Answer

On February 20, 1942, the Sun was in Pisces (1°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 20, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°55' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 20, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°13'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1942	Mar 21, 1942 into Aries
Moon	2°03'44" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1942	Feb 22, 1942 into Gemini
Mercury	11°51'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 9, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Pisces
Venus	5°40'33" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	21°22'25" Taurus	Direct	Jan 11, 1942	Mar 7, 1942 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°46'01" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	22°22'17" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°28'32" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°13'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°04'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°10'12" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on February 20, 1942

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 20, 07:57 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Feb 20, 19:32 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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