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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1942?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1942, the Sun was in Aries (18°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°57' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°52' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°00'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1942	Apr 20, 1942 into Taurus
Moon	21°57'26" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 6, 1942	Apr 9, 1942 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°50'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 5, 1942	Apr 20, 1942 into Taurus
Venus	1°48'59" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1942	May 6, 1942 into Aries
Mars	19°12'57" Gemini	Direct	Mar 7, 1942	Apr 26, 1942 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°07'51" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	26°20'31" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	28°00'52" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°58'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°28'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°40'53" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on April 8, 1942

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 04:43 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	17°43' Capricorn

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