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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1942?

Quick Answer

On March 24, 1942, the Sun was in Aries (3°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 24, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°13'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1942	Apr 20, 1942 into Taurus
Moon	27°44'42" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1942	Mar 24, 1942 into Cancer
Mercury	10°36'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1942	Apr 5, 1942 into Aries
Venus	18°50'09" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	10°11'24" Gemini	Direct	Mar 7, 1942	Apr 26, 1942 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°50'36" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	24°46'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	27°21'36" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	28°22'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°34'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°28'32" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on March 24, 1942

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 01:04 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Mar 24, 16:32 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 24, 20:38 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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