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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1942?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1942, the Sun was in Aries (12°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°59' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°28' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°06'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1942	Apr 20, 1942 into Taurus
Moon	25°12'44" Libra	Direct	Mar 31, 1942	Apr 2, 1942 into Scorpio
Mercury	25°06'28" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1942	Apr 5, 1942 into Aries
Venus	26°20'10" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	15°35'45" Gemini	Direct	Mar 7, 1942	Apr 26, 1942 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°09'46" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	25°41'30" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	27°44'15" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	28°08'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°30'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°59'56" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on April 2, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 19:54 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 2, 20:41 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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