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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1942?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1942, the Sun was in Pisces (4°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°05' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°57' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°14'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1942	Mar 21, 1942 into Aries
Moon	8°01'30" Gemini	Direct	Feb 22, 1942	Feb 25, 1942 into Cancer
Mercury	11°40'15" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 9, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Pisces
Venus	5°31'25" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	23°06'03" Taurus	Direct	Jan 11, 1942	Mar 7, 1942 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°55'53" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	22°31'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°31'27" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°09'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°00'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°00'40" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on February 23, 1942

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 03:40 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	3°54' Gemini

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